Reps. Pingree, Norton, Welch Introduce Bill to Require Federal Bureau of Prisons to Provide Eligible Inmates Information on Voting
July 14, 2021
July 14, 2021
WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on July 13, 2021:
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), and Congressman Peter Welch (D-Vt.) introduced a bill today to require the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to provide inmates from jurisdictions that allow inmates to vote, like the District of Columbia, Maine, and Vermont, information on how to register to vote and request absentee ballots.
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), and Congressman Peter Welch (D-Vt.) introduced a bill today to require the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to provide inmates from jurisdictions that allow inmates to vote, like the District of Columbia, Maine, and Vermont, information on how to register to vote and request absentee ballots.