Nebraska’s high court has agreed to hear a challenge to a directive by the state’s Secretary of State Bob Evnen, which says a state law allowing people convicted of felonies to vote is “unlawful and unconstitutional.” The case, brought by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on behalf of three Nebraskans, came after Evnen told elections officials to begin rejecting the voter registrations in mid-July:
via the AP:
Nebraska’s top election official has no authority to declare unconstitutional a state law that restores the voting rights of those who’ve been convicted of a felony, a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union told the state Supreme Court on Wednesday.
ACLU attorney Jane Seu said it was Secretary of State Bob Evnen’s order last month for county election officials to reject the voter registrations of those with felony convictions that is unlawful and…
