disfranchise

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Florida is one of only four states, including Kentucky, Iowa and Virginia, that “permanently” disfranchises felons.

From The Guardian • Oct. 31, 2018

First, it disfranchises any man who becomes a resident of the State of Ohio, or who was a citizen of Ohio, who fought in the rebellion against the country.

From The Life, Public Services and Select Speeches of Rutherford B. Hayes by Howard, James Quay

It disfranchises him whether he voted that ticket or not, I may observe.

From The Life, Public Services and Select Speeches of Rutherford B. Hayes by Howard, James Quay

There is Mississippi, which disfranchises 437,404 citizens, being much more than one half of its whole 'people.'

From History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States by Barnes, William Horatio

The chief objection to this requirement is that it constitutes something of a burden to the voter and often disfranchises him on account of his negligence or inability to register on the day prescribed.

From Government in the United States National, State and Local by Garner, James Wilford