Walz signs bill giving people still on parole or probation right to vote - Minnesota Reformer

Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill on Friday restoring the right to vote for over 55,000 Minnesotans still on parole or probation. “We’re a country of second chances. We’re a country of welcoming folks back in,” Walz said. “And the idea of not allowing those voices to have a say in the very governing of the communities they live in is simply unacceptable.” Minnesota law currently had previously allowed formerly incarcerated people to vote after finishing all of their sentence, including probation, parole or any form of supervised release. Minnesota...