Parolee Voting Passes 2nd Reading
SB 83 passed second reading and moves on to third today. (Wednesday)
Sen. Josh Penry, R-Fruita, fought unsuccessfully to kill a provision added by Senate Majority Leader Peter Groff to give felons on parole voting rights.
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled last year that parolees did not have the right to vote.
"When you look at moving people from prison to society, the more we can get them to be responsible, the less likely they are to go back in," Groff said.
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I've read the bill text of SB 83 about three times and still can't find the parolee voting provision.
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