Why does a felony automatically mean that you can never vote again? WHO THOUGHT THAT ONE UP?

  Archaic laws if you ask me. Ruins peoples lives. ;( This post was edited by carbonproduct at August 13, 2017 5:06 PM MDT

Oh, I didn't know that! That seems a bit harsh.. what if you were innocent and wrongly convicted? 

I suspect that it was meant to be a deterrent.  Believe it or not, at one time, people actually knew that voting was a right and it was their duty to vote.  I guess if you took voting seriously, you wouldn't want to do something that would take away that right. 

Interesting link:

https://www.newsmax.com/FastFeatures/felons-voting-rights/2015/04/15/id/638737/ This post was edited by tom jackson at August 13, 2017 11:01 AM MDT

It depends on the State of residence . . .

https://felonvoting.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=000286

not sure why but it shouldnt be