It's an emerging legal issue across the country: how and when to restrict the voting rights of people who are mentally impaired. From Maine to Missouri, we look at efforts to determine when a person is competent to vote -- and what states are doing to protect vulnerable citizens from political exploitation.
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Mental Competency and Voting Rights
Listen Tuesday, Jun. 26, 2007 at 1:06 p.m. in Politics, Society
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Guests
Pam Belluck
National Correspondent, The New York Times
Jason Karlawish
Geriatrician and Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania; Team Leader, Dementia Voting Project
Joseph DeLorenzo
Chairman, Board of Canvassers, Cranston, RI
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