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Legal Aid Society rallies for voter rights for incarcerated people in jails

By Isabel Song Beer Posted on
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The Legal Aid Society, a legal advocacy group in New York City, rallied outside of the state’s Board of Elections (BOE) building demanding a more accessible voting process for incarcerated people.

Advocates called for city officials to open at least one single voting location at Rikers Island, one of the city’s jails, or for in-person absentee voting to be established. 

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Legal Aid Society rallies for voter rights for incarcerated people in jails

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