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So, what about Florida felons? Did the Sunshine State end up restoring their voting rights after Amendment 4 past in 2018? The answer is yes, but it’s complicated. Here’s what to know about ...
Florida’s process for re-establishing voting rights for ex-felons is arbitrary and unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled Thursday. (CN) - Florida’s process for re-establishing voting rights for ...
Trump's dueling titles of "convicted felon" and "presidential candidate" have many wondering whether he will even be allowed to vote for himself in November Kyler Alvord is a news editor at PEOPLE ...
If the governor and his allies get their way, the petition process to bring meaningful changes will be shut down and the ...
held that Florida law that conditions the restoration of a felon’s voting rights on his paying all fines, fees, and restitution imposed as part of his sentence does not violate any of various ...
Restoring the voting rights of former felons drew national attention after Florida lawmakers weakened a voter-approved constitutional amendment and after a new election police unit championed by ...
Governor of Florida, an Eleventh Circuit panel held that a state constitutional amendment that conditions the restoration of a felon’s voting rights on his paying all fines, fees, and ...
A bill moving in the Legislature would make gathering signed petitions — needed to get proposals on the ballot — more expensive and more complicated.
Myrna Pérez is director of the Voting Rights and Elections Program at the ... Thankfully, we are seeing efforts across the country to reform felony disenfranchisement laws and to codify ...
restoring the voting rights for felons, banning offshore drilling and prohibiting the “cruel and unusual” confinement of pregnant pigs. Desmond Meade, president of the Florida Rights ...