Voting rights for incarcerated people likely to fall short in NY this year

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : On top of the long-shot chance for approval this legislative session, the measure would require changing the state constitution, a multiyear process.
47% : They've been critical of a wide variety of criminal justice reforms at the state Capitol in recent years, accusing their Democratic counterparts of being soft on crime.
42% : But those convicted of felonies who are actively serving a sentence in prison are ineligible to vote, due to language in the state constitution dating back to the 1800s that requires lawmakers to pass laws stripping voting rights from "all persons convicted of bribery or of any infamous crime.

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