Magistrate judge recommends ruling against felon voting advocates in federal suithttps://www.carolinajournal.com/magistrate-judge-recommends-ruling-against-felon-voting-advocates-in-federal-suit/
"Felons cannot vote in North Carolina until they have completed their sentences, including any probation, parole, or post-release supervision. Plaintiffs argued that the restriction on felon voting was racially discriminatory.
Webster noted the impact of Senate Bill 747, which changed the felon voting law last year. Now a voting felon can be charged with a crime only if he knew his voting rights had not been restored. In legal terms, SB 747 added a “scienter requirement.”
“Senate Bill’s 747’s addition of a scienter requirement sets the violative bar much higher, which substantially diminishes any prospective voter’s perceived threat of prosecution and any resulting confusion,” Webster wrote. “Under Senate Bill 747, a voter can only violate the felony disenfranchisement statute if he or she already knows they are ineligible to vote, intentionally disregards the law, and casts a ballot.”
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Magistrate judge recommends ruling against felon voting advocates in federal suithttps://www.carolinajournal.com/magistrate-judge-recommends-ruling-against-felon-voting-advocates-in-federal-suit/