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Tim Walz: “We restored the franchise to 55,000 previously incarcerated…”

Featuring: Tim Walz, Democratic | Governor of Minnesota

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Gov. Walz speaks at State of the State address [FULL SPEECH]

Published | Video Starts at 28:00

Voting is good. Voting is good. It's kind of the hallmark of democracy. We've created permanent absentee voter status. We Pre registered our 16 and 17 year olds to vote. And We restored the franchise to 55,000 previously incarcerated Minnesotans who have already paid their debt. We're not just a place where everyone's welcome. We're a place where everyone's voice counts for something. And look, as I said again, we are not your nanny state. (28:00–28:10)

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Asserts that voting rights were restored to 55,000 previously incarcerated Minnesotans.

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