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  49% in Minnesota Favor Investigation of Alleged Illegal Voting by Felons
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Last EditedScott³  Jul 24, 2010 09:39am
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News DateFriday, July 23, 2010 03:00:00 PM UTC0:0
Description"Nearly half (49%) of Minnesota voters believe state election officials should investigate allegations that felons voted illegally in the 2008 election.

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in Minnesota finds that just 20% think the allegations should not be investigated, but a sizable 31% are not sure.

Sixty-four percent (64%) of Minnesota voters say they have followed recent news reports about the alleged illegal voting by felons, with 28% who are following Very Closely. Thirty-four percent (34%) are not following very closely, if at all.

Forty-seven percent (47%) say it’s more common for people to be allowed to vote who are not eligible than for legitimate voters to be prevented from casting their ballots. Twenty-eight percent (28%) say the latter is more often the case, that people are prevented from voting who should be allowed to vote. Twenty-six percent (26%) more are not sure.

Minnesota, like a number of states, has a legal procedure by which felons can regain their right to vote after serving their sentence, but a conservative group has released a study which purports to show that over 300 felons voted illegally in 2008. Because the votes were in two heavily Democratic counties, these findings have been used by Republicans to argue that Democratic Senator Al Franken’s 312-vote victory over GOP incumbent Norm Coleman is invalid. Democrats have been angrily dismissive of the study."
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