Tomorrow is election day in Wisconsin but 40,000 state citizens won't be voting.

They're felons who are either on parole or probation and state law prohibits them from voting.

But a bill with strong backing from the Wisconsin American Civil Liberties Union wants to change that and give them back their right to vote. As long as they've finished their prison time and are serving parole or probation.

ACLU attorney Renee Crawford says the law has a disproportionate impact on blacks in the state and repealing the ban would allow them to make a difference in elections.

She says that nearby Illinois and Michigan allow such people to vote.

But republican state representative Scott Suder says too many parolees commit new crimes. He says that shows they're not ready to vote.

The bill's author, Democrat Joe Parisi of Madison, says he hopes the bill will get a hearing before the end of the summer.