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Bill: Voting Rights Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberālā Savienība
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: January 3949
Description[?]:
| Those who are serving jail sentences should not be entitled to vote, but they should be encouraged to resume their voting responsibilities as soon as they are released. It is wrong to deny people the vote for years after they have served their time. Mikelis Skriveris Leader of the Liberālā Savienība |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Voting rights of criminals.
Old value:: Criminals released from jail are allowed to vote after a certain period of time.
Current: Criminals who are charged with minor crimes are eligable to vote, others charged with serious crimes are not.
Proposed: Criminals released from jail are allowed to vote.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 233 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 417 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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