In voting news, the state of Iowa is preparing to reverse a law that had permanently disenfranchised convicted felons. The Brennan Center for Justice hailed the decision as a “huge victory for voting rights and for civil rights.” The center is part of the nationwide Right to Vote Campaign. Disenfranchisement laws that date back to Reconstruction still prevent nearly five million people from voting. The laws have disproportionately affected African-Americans. Voting rights groups estimate thirteen percent of all African-American men in the country can not vote because of the laws.