Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Dale Ho
Assistant Counsel
Political Participation Group
NAACP Legal Defense &
Educational Fund, Inc.
(with slides courtesy of the
Prison Policy Initiative)
Prisoners Should Not Be Counted
Where They are Incarcerated
Prisoners Are Not Legal Residents
Where They Are Held
Daniel
48 290,925 5,291 -6.68% 92%
Aubertine
Michael
54 291,303 3,551 -5.99% 92%
Nozzolio
• Because of prison-based
gerrymandering, a person’s vote counts
more if that person lives near a prison.
Not Just and Urban / Rural Issue
Thirteen New York Counties Reject Prison-
Based Gerrymandering
Cayuga County Orange County
Chemung County Orleans County
Clinton County Schoharie County
Dutchess County Sullivan County
Essex County Washington County
Franklin County Wyoming County
Greene County
Contact Information
Dale Ho
Assistant Counsel
Political Participation Group
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
99 Hudson Street, Suite 1600
New York, NY 10013
1‐212‐965‐2200
1‐800‐221‐2200
http://www.naacpldf.org/
vote@naacpldf.org
dho@naacpldf.org
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