Felon disenfranchisement briefly landed in the spotlight two years ago when an adviser for President Barack Obama spoke on his behalf after the 2010 State of the Union.

Heather Higgenbottom, then deputy director of the Domestic Policy Council, urged full support of voting rights for former felons and said the president’s position is that when a person completes a sentence, voting rights should be restored.

View the video here, about 16 minutes into the discussion.

The original February 5, 2010 White House recording is preserved by the National Archives. The segment begins around 16 minutes. Open the original video or visit its archive page. The full recording is about 497 MB; it loads when you choose to play it. Read the recording transcript.

By Maryann Batlle, News21