This proposal has been filed to the General Assembly Repeals Board.
NOTE: at 0413 BST on the 2nd of April 2021, this proposal reached quorum with The Chuck's approval, the 60th all told.
Word count: 90
ooc: replacement
Repeal "Voting Equality for Freed Inmates"
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.Category: RepealTarget: GA#419Proposed by: Tinhampton
General Assembly Resolution #419 “Voting Equality for Freed Inmates” (Category: Furtherment of Democracy; Strength: Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.
Deeply concerned that Article 3 of GA#419 prevents this august body from requiring member states to guarantee "enfranchisement for individuals under incarceration," hence implicitly allowing them to deny such individuals the right to partake in the democratic process as equals, and
Noting that this state of affairs cannot change, nor can a new resolution which strikes down all barriers to voting based merely on one's prior or current imprisonment be enacted, unless GA#419 is repealed...
The General Assembly hereby repeals GA#419 "Voting Equality for Freed Inmates."
Why this? OOC - select quotes (mostly) from the UNnameable Organisation's Human Rights Committee:
48. The State party should ensure that... Queensland affords the right to vote to convicted prisoners, and review the impact of restrictions on prisoner voting on political participation by indigenous peoples.
51. The State party should revise legislation denying all convicted prisoners the right to vote in the light of the Committee’s general comment No. 25 (1996) on participation in public affairs and the right to vote (para. 14).
The State party should ensure that voting rights are made accessible to all citizens, including persons with disabilities and persons deprived of their liberty. The State party should also take measures to rectify all administrative obstacles to ensure the equal and full voting rights of all citizens.
The Committee reiterates its previous recommendation (CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6, para. 28) that the State party amend its legislation that denies any convicted prisoner the right to vote, with a view to ensuring its full compliance with article 10 (3), read in conjunction with article 25, of the Covenant.