There are millions of Americans who lose the right to vote due to a felony they have committed in their past. While majority of the Americans completed their sentence already, they still cannot vote. In certain states felons lose their voting rights permanently, while in other states felons can get those rights back after they complete their sentence. Felon disenfranchisement is the inability to vote after you have committed a felony. Felon Disenfranchisement impacts society by limiting the amount of possible state votes, heavily impacted in minority communities, and discontinues voting rights in some states. While I will cover the impact of disenfranchisement on voting, I also want to go over some of the other right’s that are lost after having certain felonies such as drug convictions.  Felon disenfranchisement limits representation for possible election votes which impacts the final decisions on votes. “In fact, 75 percent of disenfranchised voters live in their communities, either under probation or parole supervision or having completed their sentence. An estimated 2.6 million people are disenfranchised in states that restrict voting rights even after completion of sentence” (The sentencing project. Felony disenfranchisement: Primer). These state laws hinder the future right to vote for felons whom completed their sentence, but remain punished by not being able to vote when they should be. The Sentencing Project tells us “the courts carefully scrutinize state restrictions on the right to vote to assess their constitutionality under the equal protection clause under the 14 amendment” (The Sentencing Project. Felony Disenfranchisement: Primer). Courts examine what different states can and cannot do to their citizens, yet they have failed to honor the 14th amendment. The 14th amendment gives the felons the right to regain their voting rights “once freed” but restrictions from certain states does not abide by the amendment and negatively impacts the American society. Felon disenfranchisement limits possible election votes and more so impacts black males due to their imprisonment rate.  Felon disenfranchisement also impacts the black male in America because their imprison rate increases rapidly. The Sentencing Project says “Black Ameri