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It’s the first year of restored voting rights for many formerly incarcerated people and people with felony records in Minnesota.

It’s a change that was approved during the 2023 legislative session, which followed a move by several other 

The new law is estimated to restore the voting rights of 55,000 Minnesotans who are not currently incarcerated but are serving out the final days of their sentence via probation or supervised release.

. In Anoka County, a conservative group has argued that the state constitution requires people convicted of a felony to complete their full sentence before their civil rights are restored.

MPR News host Angela Davis and her guests will talk about the effort to register thousands of newly eligible voters, the movement to get those new voters to the polls and the current legal challenges that the law is facing.    

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MPR News is also tracking some of the local elections and answering questions for voters statewide. You can find more coverage on school board and municipal elections 

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Election Day is next week, and it’s the first year of restored voting rights for Minnesotans with felony records. MPR News host Angela Davis and her guests talk about the efforts to register thousands of newly eligible voters.

The movement to give the vote to people with felony records

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