The Baltimore City Council on Monday urged the Maryland General Assembly to override Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto of a bill that would have given voting rights to ex-offenders while on probation or supervised release. “There is a movement to override this veto,” said City Councilman Brandon Scott, who sponsored a resolution calling for an override that was adopted by the council. “These people are taxpayers. With everything that happened in our city, we should realize that we should invite people back into society.”
In May, Hogan, a Republican, vetoed a bill sponsored by Baltimore Del. Cory McCray, a Democrat, that would allow felons to vote as soon as they leave prison rather than waiting to finish parole or probation.
In a letter to legislative leaders, Hogan said current law that makes felons wait to vote until completing all aspects of their sentence “achieves the proper balance between repayment of obligations to society for a felony conviction and the restoration of the various restricted rights.”
Full Article: Baltimore City Council urges override of Hogan’s veto of sooner voting rights for ex-offenders – Baltimore Sun.