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• Wash. to appeal felon vote ruling to Supreme Court

  January 6, 2010 in City Attorney General Rob McKenna and Secretary of State Sam Reed say they will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn an appellate court’s decision that would give Washington state felons … 13

• Appeals court backs voting rights for felons

    January 6, 2010 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Incarcerated felons should be allowed to vote in Washington to ensure that racial minorities are protected under the Voting Rights Act, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. The … 2

• Fed judges: Wash. felony inmates should get vote

    January 5, 2010 in Region Incarcerated felons should be allowed to vote in Washington to ensure that racial minorities are protected under the Voting Rights Act, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. 14

• High court restricts Voting Rights Act

  March 10, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court limited the reach of the Voting Rights Act on Monday, a decision that could make it harder for some minority candidates to win elections when …