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    Over 108,000 New Yorkers, including 41,000 people on parole, are denied their right to vote due to past convictions. Felony disenfranchisement in New York has roots in Jim Crow laws and disproportionately impacts African American and Latino communities, who make up nearly 80% of those on parole. VOCAL New York and its allies are calling on state lawmakers to automatically restore voting rights for those who have completed their prison sentences to promote democracy and reduce barriers to reentry from the criminal justice system.

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    Over 108,000 New Yorkers, including 41,000 people on parole, are denied their right to vote due to past convictions. Felony disenfranchisement in New York has roots in Jim Crow laws and disproportionately impacts African American and Latino communities, who make up nearly 80% of those on parole. VOCAL New York and its allies are calling on state lawmakers to automatically restore voting rights for those who have completed their prison sentences to promote democracy and reduce barriers to reentry from the criminal justice system.

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    Flier Day of Action 110210

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    Over 108,000 New Yorkers, including 41,000 people on parole, are denied their right to vote due to past convictions. Felony disenfranchisement in New York has roots in Jim Crow laws and disproportionately impacts African American and Latino communities, who make up nearly 80% of those on parole. VOCAL New York and its allies are calling on state lawmakers to automatically restore voting rights for those who have completed their prison sentences to promote democracy and reduce barriers to reentry from the criminal justice system.

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    Jim Crow Felony


    Disenfranchisement!

    STATWIDE DAY OF ACTION TO


    RESTORE PAROLEE VOTING RIGHTS
    nd
    Tuesday, November 2
    Over 108,000 New Yorkers are denied the right to vote because of past
    convictions, including 41,000 people on parole. Felony disenfran-
    chisement in New York is rooted in Jim Crow laws and has a clear racial
    impact given that nearly 80% of people on parole in New York are African
    American or Latino. This undermines democracy in our state by excluding
    full civic participation by marginalized communities (including those most
    impacted by HIV/AIDS and the drug war) and creates another barrier to
    successful reentry. VOCAL New York and our allies are calling on
    Albany to automatically restore voting rights for people once they
    are released from prison.

    Contact Alfredo at (347) 849-2486 to get involved!!

    Are you formerly incarcerated?


    Join our VOCAL Parolees Organizing Project to build power among people
    who are formerly incarcerated to reduce mass incarceration and fight
    discrimination against people with criminal records. Weekly meetings on
    Wednesday at 5:30pm at VOCALʼs office (80A Fourth Ave. in Brooklyn).
    Contact Alfredo at (347) 849-2486 or alfredo@nycahn.org for more information.

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