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Human Rights Commission Minutes October 21, 2015 Page 5 of 7 Commissioner Slade stated she had attended the Second Chance Coalition meeting and they were talking about restoring the vote to people who are on probation or parole. Their leading point is the Country was founded on “No taxation without representation” and when people are on probation or parole they are expected to get a job and become contributing members of society but at they same time they are not allowed to vote until their probation or parole is complete. This can be a lifetime ban for some people. She stated 1 out of 51 people are on supervised probation or parole in the U.S. For Roseville this would equal 750 people in the community that could not vote. They are asking that once people are back in the community they should have the right to vote again. Chair Groff stated he is not sure how the Commission can get involved but could consider education or a community discussion. The Commission is focusing on voting in 2016. Commissioner Christiansen asked if the Commission could support the Organization. Chair Groff stated the City Council would need to approve this and they typically do not want to get involved beyond politics in Roseville. Commissioner Carey stated this would be a topic that they could partner with the Community Engagement Commission as well as neighboring communities to organize discussions. Chair Groff stated the starting point would be doing something educational in Roseville and see what the interest would be prior to involving other communities. The City Council would also need to approve the Commission continuing the discussions. He suggested Commissioner Slade approach Second Chance Coalition about doing a community dialogue in Roseville. The discussion must remain focused on the human rights aspects rather than the political aspects. Commissioner Christiansen clarified the Commission would be asking Second Chance Coalition to educate Roseville of the subject. Commissioner Christiansen moved and Commissioner Carey seconded a motion to have Commissioner Slade contact Minnesota Second Chance Coalition to discuss possible dates for an education presentation. Motion passed unanimously. d.Discuss continuing Membership with the Minnesota League of Human Rights Chair Groff stated continuing the Commissions membership with the Minnesota League of Human Rights is an ongoing discussion. He resigned from the League because he felt they were not progressing in a way that was worth the time. The question would be if Roseville as a City would want to continue being a member. What he found when he was on the League Board is there is not enough Board Members to get enough momentum going. All they can manage is their annual meeting. Some of the Council Members were not happy with the League, especially after the essay contest was not handled well.