claim: three thousand felons voted in rhode island in 2008.
author: carolyn medeiros
evidence_1: reported rates of voting and registration: 1996 to 2008. (numbers in ....  census bureau does not currently provide a measurement of felony ..... table 3.  voting rates by state: 2004–2008. (numbers in thousands). state ... rhode  island .
evidence_2: newsmaker from rhode island. carolyn ... three thousand felons voted in rhode  island in 2008. — politifact rhode island on sunday, november 18th, 2012.
evidence_3: feb 12, 2018 ... upon discharge, such person's right to vote shall be restored.” r.i. ... a person  convicted of a felony “shall not be allowed” to serve as a juror until completion of  sentence. r.i. ... rhode island law provides for three distinct types of  expungement pursuant to r.i. gen. ... faria, 947 a.2d 863, 866, n.3 (r.i. 2008).
evidence_4: this report summarizes the various laws governing felon voting rights in the  states. ... rhode island. new mexico. utah. new york (5) ... (3) in maryland,  convictions for buying or selling votes can only be restored through pardon. (4)  an initiated .... between 1996 and 2008, 28 states passed new laws on felon  voting rights.
evidence_5: suite 1000 ... page 3 ... rhode island's repeal of a state prohibition against voting  for persons on ... felony disenfranchisement policy reforms, 1997-2008.