voting ban
Ballot box barred
A voting ban is a legal prohibition preventing certain individuals or groups from casting ballots in elections.
Bans typically target people with felony convictions, non-citizens, or those declared mentally incompetent.
The state's voting ban on former felons was challenged in court.
Such restrictions remain contentious, with critics arguing they disproportionately disenfranchise minority populations.
- disenfranchisementRemoval of voting rights
- suppressionForcible prevention or concealment
- felonySerious criminal offense
- civil deathForfeiture of rights while living
- poll taxPer-person voting charge
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voting bansuffrage
Right to cast ballots
voting rights · right to vote · enfranchisement · universal suffrage · franchise
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