A 'Crazy-Quilt' of Tiny Pieces: State and Local Administration of American Criminal Disenfranchisement Laws

A 'Crazy Quilt' of Tiny Pieces: State and Local Administration of American Criminal Disenfranchisement Laws
Source: The Sentencing Project
"Drawing on surveys and interviews with a nationwide sample of state and local elections officials, this report confirms that because state disenfranchisement laws and practices are so haphazard, a great deal of responsibility for interpreting and implementing disenfranchisement law remains with county and town elections officials – and concludes that these officials, while conscientious, hardworking, and well-intentioned, often lack the information and resources to implement the law fairly and effectively. Across the country, procedures for implementing disenfranchisement law are fraught with error, excessive variation, uncertainty and outright ignorance."