{"id":2355713,"date":"2024-10-16T13:18:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T17:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nebraska-supreme-court-rules-felons-can-vote-after-sentence-completion-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-16T13:20:06","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T17:20:06","slug":"nebraska-supreme-court-rules-felons-can-vote-after-sentence-completion-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nebraska-supreme-court-rules-felons-can-vote-after-sentence-completion-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Nebraska Supreme Court rules felons can vote after sentence completion &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fnebraska-supreme-court-rules-felons-can-vote-after-sentence-completion-washington-examiner%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=2355713&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>The Nebraska Supreme Court recently ruled that felons who have completed \u200dtheir sentences can register to vote\u200d immediately, a significant decision that may enable thousands to participate in the upcoming 2024 election. This \u200druling did not explicitly address the \u2063constitutionality of existing state laws that disenfranchise felons,\u200d but the court determined that the challenges against these\u2063 laws were insufficient to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unreliable-voter-rolls-poison-election-integrity-but-one-group-might-have-the-antidote\/\" title=\"Unreliable Voter Rolls Poison Election Integrity, But One Group Might Have The Antidote\">prevent eligible voters<\/a> from registering\u2064 close to the \u200delection date. <\/p>\n<p>The decision was supported by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which hailed it as a victory for voting rights. ACLU attorney Jonathan Topaz expressed gratitude for invalidating attempts to impose permanent disenfranchisement\u2064 on felons. While \u2063Nebraska is a predominantly Republican state and the ruling is not expected to dramatically alter election\u200b outcomes, the\u200c state&#8217;s\u2064 unique electoral \u2064vote allocation might still make it competitive\u2062 for some candidates.<\/p>\n<p>This ruling aligns with broader national discussions about felon\u2063 voting rights, highlighting the varying \u200dlaws across states regarding the ability of individuals with felony convictions to\u200c participate in elections. Nearly every state enacts some form of \u2063voting restrictions for those with felony\u2064 records, a practice often criticized as a remnant of\u2064 past discriminatory laws.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Nebraska Supreme Court rules felons can vote after sentence completion<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1835579\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nebraska\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Nebraska<\/a> Supreme Court ordered the secretary of state on Wednesday to begin allowing felons who have completed their sentences to register to vote immediately, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/780716601\/Nebraska-Supreme-Court?secret_password=K7WdWgooHZ3BFn3ZSIYg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>decision<\/a> that activists say could result in thousands more participating in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"2024 election\">2024 election<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Nebraska&rsquo;s highest court, which has a Republican majority, did not directly rule on the challenges state officials raised about the constitutionality of two state laws that let felons with completed sentences vote. However, the state Supreme Court decided that the challenges were not strong enough to disenfranchise felons, including the two who brought the case, so close to the election.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Given that the registration deadlines for voting in the 2024 general election are fast approaching, [the two plaintiffs] have also shown they have no other plain and adequate remedy available in the ordinary course of the law,&rdquo; the justices wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The pair of plaintiffs were supported by the American Civil Liberties Union, which celebrated the decision in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are grateful the Nebraska Supreme Court invalidated this lawless attempt to reinstate permanent felony disenfranchisement and are thrilled for the thousands of eligible Nebraska voters who will be able to cast ballots in November and beyond,&rdquo; ACLU attorney Jonathan Topaz said.<\/p>\n<p>Nebraska is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/beto-preparing-run-for-tx-governor-despite-being-gun-grabber-church-taxer-border-wall-destroyer\/\" title=\"Beto Preparing Run For TX Governor Despite Being Gun Grabber, Church Taxer, Border Wall Destroyer\">solid red state<\/a>, meaning the decision is not expected to sway the outcome of the presidential race, although the state is one of only two that splits its electoral votes, and Democratic candidates are sometimes competitive for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-worry-third-party-candidate-will-hand-2024-election-to-republicans\/\" title=\"Dems fear third-party candidate may give 2024 win to GOP.\">single electoral vote<\/a> from Nebraska&rsquo;s 2nd Congressional District.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly every state has some form of restrictions on people voting after being convicted of a felony. The ACLU, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/documents\/aclu-history-felon-disfranchisement-relic-jim-crow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>calls<\/a> such restrictions a &ldquo;relic of Jim Crow,&rdquo; found that about two dozen states also have a variety of limitations on felons voting once they have completed their sentences.<\/p>\n<p>The legal fight in Nebraska came after its secretary of state, Bob Evnen, announced over the summer that he would halt voter registration for those with felony convictions who have finished their jail time, citing a new <a href=\"https:\/\/ago.nebraska.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/docs\/opinions\/AG%20Opinion%2024-004.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>opinion<\/a> published by Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers.<\/p>\n<p>The two state officials, both elected Republicans, said the two state laws in question, including one passed this year that allowed felons to register to vote as soon as they left jail, were unconstitutional. They said the Board of Pardons should have sole control over restoring rights to those who lost them as a result of their criminal convictions.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Evnen said in August, however, that he would abide by whatever the Nebraska Supreme Court decided in the case.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We will follow whatever direction the court gives us regarding felon registrations,&rdquo; Evnen said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1835579\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1835579\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nebraska Supreme Court allows felons to vote post-sentence<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":2355714,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/prison-murder-released-typo-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[15293,33211,14648,32275,32570],"class_list":["post-2355713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-felons","tag-legal-news","tag-nebraska","tag-supreme-court","tag-voting-rights"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/prison-murder-released-typo-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2355713","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2355713"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2355713\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2355714"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2355713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2355713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2355713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}