Federal judge rules DAs can't prosecute disenfranchised probationers for mistakenly voting
North Carolina district attorneys cannot prosecute people on supervision for felony convictions if they mistakenly cast a ballot before regaining their right to vote, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. The reason, according to a ruling issued by District Judge Loretta C. Biggs: the underlying law was enacted to discriminate against Black North Carolinians — and […] The post Federal judge rules DAs can’t prosecute disenfranchised probationers for mistakenly voting appeared first on NC Newsline.
Source: yahoo.com
