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Taek 14 hours ago

You could also just use the last place they lived in before prison.

sfilmeyer 14 hours ago | parent | next [-]

That makes sense along the lines of their second proposal, but doesn't address the concerns of the first. Part of democracy means voting for the folks who govern you, but a prisoner might be left unable to vote in an election for the local state or municipal governments.

Terr_ 14 hours ago | parent [-]

Fore example, someone with a 10+ year sentence has a compelling interest in local candidates that have different platforms that will affect the parole-rules and phone-call-costs next year.

smelendez 13 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

You could let them choose between that and where they're locked up. I think that's generally how it's worked for college students, although some states are now trying to keep them from voting in their college towns.