The PENNfranchise Project

Accepting the torch to keep running!

Civil rights leader says prison visit is part informational, part inspirational to encourage voting The Rev. Jesse Jackson met with incarcerated men at Dauphin County Prison and helped at least one of them to register to vote.

There is a lot of misinformation out there about felons and voting rights. In Pennsylvania the only time you can't vote while incarcerated for a felony.

Your right to vote is automatically restored upon release.