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The following statement can be attributed to Mark Stringer, 老澳门开奖结果 of Iowa Executive Director.

It is regarding SF 2129, a bill that would create exceptions to HJR 14, legislation that we endorse and which would be a step toward ending Iowa鈥檚 policy of banning anyone with a felony conviction from voting for life. SF 2129 passed the Iowa Senate Judiciary Committee this evening.

鈥淭he 老澳门开奖结果 of Iowa remains steadfast in our commitment to end lifetime disenfranchisement so that Iowa is not the last and only state in the country to bar a person, for life, from voting after being convicted of a felony. Democracy is strongest when more people can vote, not fewer. We continue to oppose any exclusions to HJR 14.

As studies have shown, stripping people of their voting eligibility after a conviction is destructive and counterproductive. It prevents them from reintegrating into their community and truly engaging in society once again. It鈥檚 also important that a person鈥檚 eligibility to vote doesn鈥檛 have a price tag attached. We don鈥檛 want to have a system where a person with more money can vote and a person with less money cannot.

The passage of this bill is only one step in the legislative process. We will continue to urge legislators to make sure that as many people as possible are eligible to vote. We鈥檝e said it before and we鈥檒l say it again: Voters should be able to choose their politicians. Politicians should not be able to choose their voters.鈥�