Legal Opinion
Voice of the Ex-Offender v. State
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 13, 2018No. 2017 CA 1141PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHigginbotham, J.
This appeal involves a constitutional challenge relating to implementing statutes that restrict the voting rights of convicted felons in Louisiana.
BACKGROUND
The pertinent constitutional provision at issue is found in Article 1, Section 10(A) of the 1974 Louisiana Constitution, providing:
Right to Vote. Every citizen of the state, upon reaching eighteen years of age, shall have the right to register and vote, except that this right may be suspended while a person is interdicted and judicially declared mentally incompetent or is under an order of imprisonment for conviction of a felony.
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