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Post-conviction: Jury duty and voting rights
"A civil sanction imposed on U.S. citizens convicted of a felony includes the loss of competence to serve on a grand or petit jury or to vote in elections even after release from prison. ... However the convicted person may regain his ability to serve as a juror and vote as part of a general restoration of civil rights following completion of sentence."
- This text is ambiguous leaves it unclear as to whether voting rights are or are not restored after the sentence is served. If it varies it should say so. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.19.57.138 (talk • contribs)
- I have tagged this article for Template:Contradict as the article doesn't carefully distinguish the circumstances in which a convicted Felon may have the right to serve on a jury or to vote in elections. More information and/or clarification is needed.--Ted 19:17, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
- I'm not sure, but I believe one can apply to have their rights re-instated after the completion of the sentence, which may be what this is referring to. --71.225.229.151 19:29, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
- Whether a person convicted of a felony will be disenfranchised differs by state. See http://www.righttovote.org/state.asp for a partial summary of the law in each state. I don't know how to edit the article correctly. 138.88.30.139 16:26, 30 April 2006 (UTC)Ace
- I'm not sure, but I believe one can apply to have their rights re-instated after the completion of the sentence, which may be what this is referring to. --71.225.229.151 19:29, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
- I have tagged this article for Template:Contradict as the article doesn't carefully distinguish the circumstances in which a convicted Felon may have the right to serve on a jury or to vote in elections. More information and/or clarification is needed.--Ted 19:17, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
- I belive an incomplete encyclopedia is better than a contradicting one, i'll remove the offending paragraph until it is clear what needs to be written. If you know for sure if one can aply to have your civil rights restored post your sources here, i can do the editing if that's the problem. --Requiem the 18(email) 06:54, 2 May 2006 (UTC)
Suspicious source
The following section has been commented from the article: United States jurisdictions retaining the distinction between a felony and a misdemeanor sometimes divide felonies into classes, e.g. class A felony, class B felony, etc. In some cases, at least in North Carolina, a misdemeanor can turn into a felony: "If a misdemeanor offense as to which no specific punishment is prescribed be infamous, done in secrecy and malice, or with deceit and intent to defraud, the offender shall, except where the offense is a conspiracy to commit a misdemeanor, be guilty of a Class H felony." From http://www.jus.state.nc.us/ncja/stmar95.htm
The reason? the citation, http://www.jus.state.nc.us/ncja/stmar95.htm is very suspicious, not only the URL seems to be from an university webhosting, the root page http://www.jus.state.nc.us is not functional. How come? --Requiem the 18(email)
Self-Payable record expunged?
"Theoretically, federal law allows persons convicted of felonies in a federal United States district court to apply to have their record expunged However, the U.S. Congress has refused to fund the federal agency mandated with handling the applications of convicted felons to have their record expunged. This means that, in practice, federal felons cannot have their records expunged."
Felonies in Massachusetts
The statement about imprisonment for felonies and misdemeanors in Massachusetts misinterprets the section of the Massachusetts General Laws which it cites. While those convicted of misdemeanors cannot be placed in the state penitentiary, as the law section notes, they may be (and frequently are) required to serve sentences in county jails. As such, I have deleted the statement, as this is not a particularly notable fact about felonies in Massachusetts (whereas, if it were in fact true that misdemeanors never carry jail time, that would be notable.)
That sounds like there WOULD be a way to do so, like paying some "fee" to the relevant district court, to cover the costs of the processing. Is there? Archangel Michael 16:27, 31 May 2006 (UTC)