By Leigh Owens

Election Day is just around the corner–Tuesday, Nov. 4. The voter registration deadline is Monday, Oct. 20, and mail voting is already underway.

Across the commonwealth, voters will be deciding on important races for judges, district attorneys, school boards, and other local offices that directly impact our lives.

One group of eligible voters that’s almost entirely excluded from get-out-the-vote efforts is people who are incarcerated–especially in county jails. People who are being detained pre-trial or who are serving a sentence for a misdemeanor conviction can cast a ballot.

The right to vote is only denied to people who are currently in prison for a felony conviction or who have been convicted of violating state election laws in the last four years.

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