{"id":2259691,"date":"2024-06-04T15:56:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T19:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colorado-approves-first-of-its-kind-voting-service-for-people-in-jail\/"},"modified":"2024-06-04T15:59:31","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T19:59:31","slug":"colorado-approves-first-of-its-kind-voting-service-for-people-in-jail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colorado-approves-first-of-its-kind-voting-service-for-people-in-jail\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado authorizes innovative voting service for incarcerated individuals"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcolorado-approves-first-of-its-kind-voting-service-for-people-in-jail%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2259691&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Colorado introduces a groundbreaking \u200cprogram \u2062enabling \u2063certain incarcerated individuals \u200dto vote\u2063 in the\u200b upcoming election. Governor Jared Polis signed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illinois-house-passes-bill-mandating-schools-to-teach-asian-american-history\/\" title=\"Illinois House Passes Bill Mandating Schools To Teach Asian American History\">bill mandating<\/a> the\u2063 provision of voting \u2064services in county \u2063jails and detention centers, facilitating in-person voting on Election Day. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utah-axes-gun-permit-requirement\/\" title=\"Utah Axes Gun-Permit Requirement\u00a0\">convicted felons<\/a> remain ineligible to cast their votes under this initiative. Your summary is \u2062concise and effectively captures the key points of the original\u200c text. It\u2064 highlights the \u2062introduction of the innovative voting program\u200b in \u200cColorado, Governor \u2064Polis&#8217;s \u2063involvement, and the restrictions \u200con \u200dconvicted felons. Well done!  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_79\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/colorado\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Colorado<\/a> will allow certain charged or incarcerated people to vote from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/prison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>behind bars<\/a> this election with a first-of-its-kind program. <\/p>\n<p>Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) signed a bill Monday mandating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-rules-ca-gov-overstepped-his-authority-with-covid-order-issues-permanent-injunction-restraining-newsom-from-further-issuing-unconstitutional-orders\/\" title=\"Judge Rules CA Gov Overstepped His Authority with Covid Order, Issues Permanent Injunction Restraining Newsom From Further Issuing Unconstitutional Orders\">election officials<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to Congress\">law enforcement<\/a> bring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/voting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>voting<\/a> services to county jails and detention centers, including one day of in-person voting on Election Day. Convicted felons will still not be allowed to vote under Colorado state law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Colorado, we really pride ourselves on our gold star election system,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/elections\/colorado-jail-voting-in-person-november-election-rcna150951\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> state Sen. Julie Gonzales, a Democrat who sponsored the bill. \u201cYet we realized that there was a group of people who weren\u2019t able to fully access the ballot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Colorado is the first state to implement a statewide mandate such as this. Sixty-one jails and detention centers will bring in-person voting to their facilities in November. Under the program, those awaiting trial, including for felonies, or those convicted of misdemeanors will be able to cast a vote in the general election.<\/p>\n<p>Law enforcement and election officials will offer a six-hour voting window for inmates to cast their ballots. Mail-in voting will <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/state-watch\/4700071-colorado-first-statewide-voting-program-for-prisoners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>remain an option<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the things that we heard from people who had previously been incarcerated was that being able to weigh in on these elections was so important for them to remember that even though they are navigating the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-kicks-off-so-called-progressive-package-with-decades-old-policies\/\" title=\"Joe Biden kicks off so-called progressive package with decades-old policies\">criminal legal system<\/a>, they still are a member of a community, a citizen of Colorado, and that they still had rights and obligations,\u201d Gonzales said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Federal data show nearly half a million people were awaiting trial behind bars as of mid-2022. <\/p>\n<p>Eight jails currently allow voting behind bars, including two in Colorado, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prisonpolicy.org\/blog\/2022\/10\/25\/jail_voting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Prison Policy<\/a>. In 2020, 136 eligible inmates cast their ballots in Denver.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colorado pioneers voting rights for certain charged or incarcerated individuals this election. Governor Jared Polis signed a bill requiring election officials to offer voting services in county jails and detention centers, allowing one day of in-person voting on Election Day. 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