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A list of some notable ballot questions which states will be voting on this Election Day. Ballot questions are laws or state constitutional amendments which are approved or rejected directly by eligible voters. Highlights include: allowing 17-year-olds to vote in California, asking voters in Mississippi to approve or reject the new state flag design after the previous flag (which included the Confederate battle emblem) was retired, and Puerto Rico’s referendum on whether or not they wish to become a state.Visit CNN to learn more.

A recent study from the Sentencing Project estimates that over 5.1 million Americans cannot vote because of felony convictions. Felon disenfranchisement laws vary from state to state. Only two states (Vermont and Maine) allow convicted felons to vote while in prison, while the remaining 48 states deny felons voting rights until they are released from prison, complete their sentence, or permanently. These laws have a disproportionate effect on African-Americans and Latinos.Visit CNN to learn more.Click here to read the Sentencing Project's full study.Image courtesy