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Can a felon who has paid their debt to society register to vote?
Up until recently in Nebraska, a released prisoner would become citizens again--but not full citizens. People who finished paying for their crime didn't have the right to vote, the most basic way every citizen contributes to our nation. ACLU Nebraska and a coalition of other concerned people worked to change this and make Nebraska like most states, where a felon automatically gains the right to vote again when he or she is free again. In 2005, the Nebraska legislature passed LB 53, which restores the right to vote after the person has gone for two years since release from their sentence. It's not automatic: you still have to register, but now everyone can fully participate in our democracy. Download a brochure about felons' voting rights here.
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