Court rules Washington inmates can vote

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Originally Posted by MysticCat

I wish I could tell from the article what the plaintiffs' claims and legal arguments actually were or how they related to the question of whether the state can prohibit felons from voting, but alas, the article just leaves me with questions.

I mean it sounds like they were saying that because of the racial discrimination in incarceration that it was unfair to prevent all these minorities from being able to vote while incarcerated.
I see how the two are related. This was somewhat of an issue when the 2000 presidential election was taking place. It will allow more minorities to have their voices heard when they are incarcerated.
Makes sense to me. I've never really understood the point of not allowing them to vote.