A group of Democratic lawmakers in Georgia filed legislation this week that would give people who have been convicted of a felony the right to vote.

Rep. Josh McLaurin, a Democrat representing Atlanta, said that the current law is “rooted in racism,” according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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