Punishment for Registering to Vote?

[laureloak]

The crime was that someone had submitted a voter registration application. As a result, they were arrested and released on a $2,000 bond.

http://www.thepilot.com/news/2012/sep/14/does-punishment-fit-crime/

[gollygee]

1. The subject line is misleading

He was fined for voter registration fraud - registering when he knew he was inelgible. Which is illegal and a reasonable thing to fine over.

I do however agree that felons should be able to vote, once they've "repayed their debt to society". It doesn't seem reasonable to jail someone for smoking marijuana at 20 and then have them still unable to vote at 50. It feels more like voter suppression than anything else.

So I assume this person was protesting that? Fair enough, but I still felt misled by the article.

[MrDiaz]

2. if you go to jail

for marijuana you can still vote. As long as you are not a FELON then you can vote. Just thought you should know. lol I have been to jail a few times for marijuana, I am still voting every election.

[gollygee]

3. As long as you don't have enough to make it a felony

How serious a crime it is depends on where you are, too.

[LiberalFighter]

4. Each state is different regarding felons being eligible to vote.

IMO all felons should be eligible to vote once they are out of prison. But prohibit them running for an elected government office.