By the numbers

2: States that allow incarcerated felons to vote (Maine and Vermont)

3: Approximate percent of those felons in Maine that actually do vote

4 million: Number of felons nationwide that have had the right to vote taken away

5: Number of bills in Maine since 1999 that sought to do that same thing

0: Number that passed

12: Number of states that restrict felons’ right to vote while incarcerated

36: Number of states that restrict that right while incarcerated and on probation and/or parole

1,994: Number of people in the Maine prison system

1,560: Number in the county jail system

Source: Maine Department of Corrections; Maine Secretary of State’s Office; The Sentencing Project