In Nebraska, R.R.S. 29-113  is the epicenter at which returning citizens lose their right to vote for two years after discharging their sentence , “Any person who has been convicted of a felony under the laws of any other state is not qualified to vote until two years after such person has completed his or her sentence, including any parole term.”

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     After completion of his or her sentence is the most crucial part of the statute because it allows the completed sentence to effectively remain active.  Active in a way that reeks of double jeopardy.  The two-year disenfranchisement period makes no sense and was merely a compromise to what was a lifetime ban on voting in Nebraska.  Read the floor debate on legislative bill (LB) 53 and decide for yourself.  See pp. 21-49.

Restoration of the right  to vote after discharging (completing) a sentence should be as immediate as breathing.  Voting like breathing should be viewed as a civic exercise of inclusion.  It removes a barrier that does nothing but attempt to stigmatize a person’s now based on past or prior conduct that they’ve served their time for.  The current law must be abolished.l