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For a 12th year in a row, the U.S. House and Senate will be considering the Democracy Restoration Act, legislation that would restore the right to vote in federal elections to all Americans who have been convicted of felonies but have completed their sentences of imprisonment.
Support for re-visiting the longstanding policy of felon disenfranchisement has been growing across the country. In the past year, jurisdictions including California, Iowa, New Jersey, and Washington, D.C., all took action to reduce or remove denial of the vote to people convicted of felonies.
The practice of stripping the right to vote from those convicted of a felony has a long history in the United States. By the time of the Civil War, more than 20 states had enacted felon disenfranchisement statutes, and today 48 of the 50 states impose some kind of restriction on voting by convicted felons, either during the term of their incarceration, for a defined period afterwards
Indiana General Assembly
Indiana General Assembly
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Indiana General Assembly is the state legislature, or legislative branch, of the state of Indiana. It is a bicameral legislature that consists of a lower house, the Indiana House of Representatives, and an upper house, the Indiana State Senate. The state legislature meets in the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis.
Indiana has a Republican state government trifecta. A trifecta exists when one political party simultaneously holds the governor’s office and majorities in both state legislative chambers. As of April 7, 2021, there are 23 Republican trifectas, 15 Democratic trifectas, and 12 divided governments where neither party holds trifecta control.
Kentucky General Assembly
Kentucky General Assembly
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Kentucky General Assembly, also called the
Section 33 of the Kentucky Constitution requires that the General Assembly divide the state into 38 Senate and 100 House districts. Districts are required to be as nearly equal in population as possible. Districts can be formed by joining more than one county, but the counties forming a district must be contiguous. Districts must be reviewed every 10 years and be re-divided if necessary.
Kentucky has a divided government, and no political party holds a state government trifecta. A trifecta exists when one political party simultaneously holds the governor’s office and majorities in both state legislative chambers. As of April 5, 2021, there are 23 Republican trifectas, 15 Democratic trifectas, and 12 divided governments where neither party holds trifecta control.
Montana State Legislature
Montana State Legislature
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Elections
The
The Montana Constitution dictates that the legislature meet only on odd numbered years, and for 90-day periods. However, the Legislature did meet annually from 1973 to 1975. The primary work of the legislature at these times is to pass a biannual budget that must then be approved by the Governor.
Montana has a Republican state government trifecta. A trifecta exists when one political party simultaneously holds the governor’s office and majorities in both state legislative chambers. As of April 7, 2021, there are 23 Republican trifectas, 15 Democratic trifectas, and 12 divided governments where neither party holds trifecta control.
Arizona State Legislature
Arizona State Legislature
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Elections
The
Arizona Legislature is the state legislature of Arizona. It is a bicameral legislature that consists of a lower house, the Arizona House of Representatives, and an upper house, the Arizona State Senate. There are 60 Representatives and 30 Senators. The state legislature meets in the Capitol Complex in the state capital, Phoenix.
Arizona has a Republican state government trifecta. A trifecta exists when one political party simultaneously holds the governor’s office and majorities in both state legislative chambers. As of April 7, 2021, there are 23 Republican trifectas, 15 Democratic trifectas, and 12 divided governments where neither party holds trifecta control.