  Wash_man Member Username: Wash_man Post Number: 1026 Registered: 05-2006 |
I was wondering if Kwame was eligible to vote today. I did some research on the State of Michigan website. It looks like he maybe could have voted absentee before he was sent to jail. From the website: Can someone convicted of a felony register and vote? Can a person confined in jail or prison register and vote? MCL 168.492a reads: "A person confined in a jail, who is otherwise a qualified elector, prior to trial or sentence may, upon request, register under section 504. The person shall be deemed a resident of the city, township, and address at which he resided before confinement. A person while confined in a jail after being convicted and sentenced shall not be eligible to register." MCL 168.758b reads: "A person who, in a court of this or another state or in a federal court, has been legally convicted and sentenced for a crime for which the penalty imposed is confinement in jail or prison shall not vote, offer to vote, attempt to vote, or be permitted to vote at an election while confined." Given the above restrictions, a Michigan resident confined in jail or prison that is awaiting arraignment or trial is eligible to register and vote. A Michigan resident who is serving a sentence in jail or prison after conviction cannot register or vote during his or her period of confinement. After a Michigan resident who is serving a sentence in jail or prison is released, he or she is free to participate in elections without restriction. | ||
Sg9018 Member Username: Sg9018 Post Number: 287 Registered: 10-2006 |
He could not.Ya! http://www.freep.com/article/2 0081104/NEWS15/81104105 | ||
Tetsua Member Username: Tetsua Post Number: 1935 Registered: 01-2004 |
I know he's got to feel like a horses ass today. | ||
Danny Member Username: Danny Post Number: 7891 Registered: 02-2004 |
KING KWAME can't vote. He's in prison and his constitutional rights have been denied for he fought the law and lost. | ||
Smogboy Member Username: Smogboy Post Number: 9210 Registered: 11-2004 |
Tetsua, quit insulting horses asses by comparing him to that! | ||
Firstandten Member Username: Firstandten Post Number: 495 Registered: 05-2006 |
I'm sure he voted absentee before he started his sentence. | ||
Downtown_lady Member Username: Downtown_lady Post Number: 413 Registered: 08-2008 |
If he voted absentee, the ballot would not be counted per the Freep article: “If Mr. Kilpatrick submits an absent voter ballot for the November 4 election, it cannot be counted if he begins his sentence in jail on or before Election Day,” Michigan Secretary of State spokeswoman Kelly Chesney told the Free Press on Monday. Kilpatrick began serving his sentence Oct. 28. |
