An adverb that modifies a verb is generally more flexible: it may appear before or after the verb it modifies ( softly sang or sang softly ), or it may appear at the beginning of the sentence ( Softly she sang to the baby). The position of the adverb may have an effect on the meaning of the sentence.
The official total had Thompson up by only five thousand votes. The US Department of Justice found at least 100,000 fraudulent votes (over 10% of Chicagoâs vote). Sixty-three people were convicted of voter fraud. The feds broke it open because a campaign worker complained that he didnât get his promised city job after helping with the fraud.
Criminal Disenfranchisement Laws Across the United States. Last updated October 6, 2016. Millions of Americans are excluded from our democratic process on the basis of criminal disenfranchisement laws. These laws strip voting rights from people with past criminal convictions â and they vary widely between states. Kentucky, Florida, and Iowa impose lifetime disenfranchisement for all people with felony convictions â unless the government grants an individual pardon. And they are only 3 of the 34 states that bar community members from voting, simply on the basis of convictions in their past. Navigating this patchwork of state laws can be exceedingly difficult, especially because election officials often misunderstand their own statesâ laws. Click on any state for a summary of its current laws on criminal disenfranchisement. Click here for a .PDF version of this map, or here for a .PNG version.