A new law in Michigan means that inmates leaving prison will be registered automatically to vote, among other election-related measures signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat.
Michigan is one of 23 states that already allow those with felony convictions to reclaim their voting rights, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
However, under the new law inmates will be preregistered while still incarcerated, so that they will be on the state’s voter registration rolls upon release.
“Most states establish a system for restoring felon voting rights. What we are seeing in Michigan is politicians who think they might benefit from a supposed voting bloc,” Jason Snead, executive director of the Honest Elections Project, told The Daily Signal.
“I would challenge them to restore Second Amendment rights of all felons as well,” Snead…
