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Pardon advisory board hears two dozen applicants, then moves to closed session
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The Wisconsin Pardon Advisory Board heard applications from about two dozen people seeking pardons on a range of nonviolent and drug-related convictions, including requests to restore voting and firearm-related rights. The board then moved into closed session to deliberate whether to forward applications to the governor.
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Pardon Advisory Board on Zoom heard from roughly two dozen applicants from across the state on Friday, as people with old drug, property and fleeing/ eluding convictions described sentences they served and what they said were rehabilitative steps since.
Board chair Mel Barnes, the governor's chief legal counsel, opened the hearing with procedural notes and told applicants the panel would review each file and that a majority of members present is required to forward any application to the governor. Barnes also told several applicants — and reiterated for the record — that "in Wisconsin, you are generally eligible to vote once you have completed your sentence," advice she said applicants should verify for their circumstances.
Applicants described a mix of brief county jail stints and longer…
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