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
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