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TEP MoWAA on Protecting Convicted Voters
General Assembly: Protecting Convicted Voters |
The current at-vote resolution in the General Assembly is titled “Protecting Convicted Voters”, authored by Tinhampton. This resolution grants the rights and resources for citizens convicted of crimes to vote, alongside protecting citizens that were convicted of crimes from voter intimidation.
This proposal is beneficial to the General Assembly because it further expands the right to vote- the right for citizens convicted of crimes to vote. Everyone should have the right to vote freely and without intimidation, including those convicted of committing crimes. This resolution does that effectively by giving suffrage to criminals, protecting them from voter intimidation, and setting up polling stations at prisons.
For these reasons, the East Pacific Ministry of World Assembly Affairs recommends voting for “Protecting Convicted Voters”.
Ministry Recommendation: FOR (3-0-1) .Add your voice to the conversation by joining the Ministry today! | Protecting Convicted Voters A resolution to increase democratic freedoms. Believing that those member states which choose to hold democratic elections should refrain from making any person ineligible to take part in those elections simply due to their circumstances, the General Assembly hereby:
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