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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Thousands of N. Carolina offenders can now register and vote

Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Tens of thousands of people serving punishments for felony convictions in North Carolina but who aren’t behind bars can now register to vote and cast ballots following an appeals court ruling.

Expanding the scope of those able to register and vote began on Wednesday, the State Board of Elections said. It came the day after local elections were held in more than a dozen localities.

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