tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532313388110978122.post8751662112217958448..comments2023-10-28T00:47:18.069-07:00Comments on Weeks Population: Do Prisoners Count in Redistricting?John Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04069566137451684355noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532313388110978122.post-77142209052172030352012-01-18T09:01:24.111-08:002012-01-18T09:01:24.111-08:00I think you can distinguish prisoners from other g...I think you can distinguish prisoners from other group quarters populations like college students and the members of the armed forces because incarcerated people are not residents of the prison location and can't -- by law -- become residents of the prison location. <br /><br />In many states (like California) the idea that a prison cell is not a residence is explicit in statute or state constitution, and in others its implicit with the idea that incarceration is involuntary and voluntariness is required for residence. College students do often vote absentee back at "home" but they can and do vote locally. In the handful of places and circumstances where prisoners can vote, they *must* do so back at home. <br /><br />BTW, this fall California passed a similar law, AB420.Peter Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16718494815310569768noreply@blogger.com