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...million disenfranchised are currently serving their prison terms; 29 states continue to deny the vote to offenders after they've been put on probation and 10 states never return to ex-offenders their voting rights. Although it is possible for ex-offenders in these states to regain the vote, in practice, it happens rarely; an executive order or pardon from the governor can be required. According to the report, Virginia has 200,000 ex-offenders who are permanently disenfranchised; only 404 of them had their votes restored in 1996 and 1997. For most, the loss of voting rights is irrevocable...
...currently disenfranchised--they're currently disenfranchised. This political Catch-22, in which people need a political voice to get one, is not likely to be broken anytime soon. As a result, there is little reason to be optimistic that those who have been deprived of suffrage will ever regain it. Depending, of course, on how much we value the vote. Stephen E. Sachs '02 lives in Grays Hall...
Dartmouth had one last chance to regain itstwo-goal lead with two minutes left in the firsthalf when a lull in the Harvard defense allowedDartmouth to penetrate the middle and get a shotoff from 20 yards...
Consistently giving rebates is important because "we wanted to regain the loyalty of our members," he said...
Harvard's offense could not maintain possession after the turnover on downs, and once again the defense bailed them out. Cornell moved just 15 yards, as the Crimson forced two straight incompletions on third and fourth down to regain possession and, ultimately, that winning feeling...