Louisiana Supreme Court Invalidates State Constitutional Provision Barring Ex-Felons from Running for Office for 15 Years

By Richard Winger On January 28, the Louisiana Supreme Court invalidated a portion of the State Constitution that bans ex-felons from running for state or local office for 15 years after the end of their sentence. The ruling is based on a technicality: the version that passed the legislature was not the same as the version that the voters then passed. See this story. …read more

Source:: http://ballot-access.org/2016/01/28/louisiana-supreme-court-invalidates-state-constitutional-provision-barring-ex-felons-from-running-for-office-for-15-years/