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Minnesota returns voting power to felons
https://www.npr.org/2023/08/27/1195632138/minnesota-felon-voting-rights-restoration

* voter registration forms to be included in prison discharge packets
* affects >55,000 people
* MN state law restores voting rights immediately vs. completion of supervised release or probation
* NM passed sim. law; other states restricted access

Canada

All prisoners have the right to vote in the federal election
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-votes-2019-voting-incarcerated-house-arrest-1.5285711
https://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=vot&dir=bkg&document=ec90545&lang=e

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