Half Citizens: nearly 90,000 Nevadans cannot vote due to past felony convictions
CARSON CITY — According to Restore Your Vote, some 90,000 Nevadans cannot vote due to past felony convictions. The Brennan Center for Justice estimates more than 6 million Americans are unable to vote because of a felonious past.
Felonies are major crimes that range in severity from premeditated murder to tax evasion. Sentences run from the death penalty to a few years in prison, as opposed to time in a city or county jail for a misdemeanor or minor crime, but felonies come with post-conviction consequences.
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