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Page 4 March 22, 2023 Business Directory Inmates May Gain the Right to Vote Felons lose rights while incarcerated; Oregon looking at allowing people in prison to vote 4106 NE Fremont St. Portland, OR 97212 (503) 327-8885 DouglasLambTattoo@ya h oo.com DougLifeTattoos INVESTMENT REAL ESTATE SERVICES Maggie McGregor Asset Manager $5.00 TEES MaggieM@norris-stevens.com CLUBS FAMILY REUNIONS SCHOOL CLUBS BUSINESSES SCREEN PRINTING (O) 503.224.8483 (C) 503.868.9960 900 SW 5th Ave. 17th Floor Portland, OR 97204 971-570-8214 GOOD NEWS 2023 Coach John Olive and Team is looking at helping “team ori- ented” people to get PAID EV- ERY WEEK from the SHG(sav- ingshighwayglobal) Save/Earn membership company. If interested phone/email coach John at 503-358-9655 or olivehouse5@gmail.com See: income4u.savingshigh- wayglobal.com. Potential re- sidual income earnings per week/month 3-7 digits for a $20, $100, or $199 start up. 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The action on the bill in the Democratic-dominated Oregon Legislature underscores how blue states are taking steps to expand voter access while red states are moving in the opposite direction. Only two other states — Maine and Vermont — and Washington, D.C., allow convicted people to vote while still incarcerated, ac- cording to the National Confer- ence of State Legislatures. According to the NCSL, felons lose their voting rights in 22 states only while incarcerated and re- ceive automatic restoration upon release. Felons in 15 states lose their voting rights during incarcer- ation and typically also while on parole or probation. In 11 states, felons lose their voting rights in- definitely for some crimes, require a governor’s pardon for the rights to be restored or require additional waiting periods or actions. The five members of the Ore- gon Senate’s judiciary commit- tee — three Democrats and two Prison inmate casts his ballot, as prisoners voted two days early in the Democratic primary, at Correctional Institute 501, in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, on May 30, 2008.Brennan Linsley / AP file Republicans — argued for and against the measure and then vot- ed along party lines. Sen. Dennis Linthicum, a Republican from the southern Oregon town of Klamath Falls, said some of the prisoners who would be afforded voting rights under the measure have been convicted of murder, assault, rape and human trafficking. “All of these categories of felo- ny convicts, and we’re pretending that they will be good citizens who will be able to exercise their right to vote,” Linthicum said, predict- ing that votes would be sold for packs of cigarettes behind bars. “This isn’t a normal free society with debate clubs,” he said. “And so, I think restoration of all these individuals’ rights after they serve their time is appropriate — that’s the way it exists in today’s law.” Sen. Floyd Prozanski, a Demo- crat who chairs the committee and is a prosecutor, said studies show that individuals who have become engaged in civic activities in pris- on are less apt to commit more crimes after their release. “What I have come away with is that we will get better success by incentivizing individuals, and what better way to ensure that people are engaging in the pub- lic process than by giving them the right as a citizen of their state and their country to be able to vote?” he said. Who prison- ers vote for might be a surprise, Prozanski said. A mock presidential election was held in the state penitentia- ry, with former President Donald Trump winning overwhelming- ly, said Sen. James Manning, a Democrat from the university town of Eugene and a former po- lice officer. He called the result “kind of amazing.” The three-to-two vote in favor of the bill sends it to the ways and means committee before a vote on the Senate floor. If the Senate passes it, it would go to the House for consideration. Statement from the National Bankers Association on Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank Today, National Bankers Association (NBA) President & CEO Nicole Elam Esq. and Chairman Robert James II re- leased the following statement regarding Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank. “In light of recent industry events, the National Bankers Association wants to assure con- sumers that your money is safe with minority banks. Minority depository institutions are very different from both SVB and Signature Bank which had high concentrations in crypto depos- its and volatile venture capital. People walk through the parking lot at the Silicon Valley Bank Minority banks are not exposed headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif., on March 10, 2023. The bank suffered a run on deposits that led to its collapse. (Justin Sullivan/ Continued on Page 11 Getty Images)
