# A pun worthy of Uncle Cecil

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pun-worthy-of-uncle-cecil/270464>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 21, 2004, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pun-worthy-of-uncle-cecil/270464 "2004-10-21T19:07:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chairman\_Pow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@Chairman\_Pow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chairman_Pow)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pun-worthy-of-uncle-cecil/270464/1 "2004-10-21T19:07:39Z")

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From this [Yahoo! news story](http://ask.yahoo.com/ask/20041013.html).

> [@](#):
>
> Are people serving time in prison allowed to vote?  
> Kathleen  
> Fairbanks, Alaska
> 
> Dear Kathleen:  
> Every state except two bars prisoners convicted of felonies (and some other crimes) from voting. Prisoners in Maine and Vermont are allowed to vote by absentee ballot.

Sigh.