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Two black men accused of voting illegally in 2008 have challenged Wisconsin's prohibition on felon voting, saying the ban discriminates against African-Americans because they're convicted of felonies more often than whites.

The charges against Michael Henderson and Olando Maclin violate federal prohibitions on using race to deny the right to vote, their attorney, public defender Paul Ksicinski, maintains.

According to a pair of criminal complaints filed this spring, Henderson, 41, was on probation for bail jumping and Maclin, 53, was on probation for receiving stolen property, both felonies, when they voted in Milwaukee in the 2008 presidential election. Both men knew they could not legally vote, but still signed voter registration applications attesting they were not serving a sentence for a felony conviction, the complaints said.

"Once again, a court is confronted with the question of whether African Americans have rights which a white man is bound to respect," Ksicinski wrote.




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