ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — People in jails and detention centers across the state will have an opportunity to vote in person this year thanks to a new state law .
People serving time for misdemeanors have the right to vote in Colorado. This year, they will be able to do so in person at their facilities.
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“When you survey the folks that are found within jails, what they tell you is that they are also really excited to vote. They vote at really similar rates as other Coloradans when they are outside of jail. But when they are in jail, they are only voting at a small fraction of the rates that they otherwise would be,” said Rep. Manny Rutinel.
Rutinel was a Colorado House sponsor of a new law that allows jails and detention centers across the state to set up voting centers for all who are eligible…