Queens senator’s bill restoring voting rights to people on parole signed into law

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New Yorkers released from prison will have their voting rights restored after Governor Andrew Cuomo signed state Senator Leroy Comrie’s legislation into law Wednesday, May 5.

The new law is the latest is a series of steps that New York has taken to change its antiquated voting laws, which just a few years ago were among the most restrictive in the country.