Mental Competency and Voting Rights
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2007-06-26/mental-competency-and-voting-rights
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.
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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