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Saturday, June 29, 2024
Supreme Court SHOCKS with MAJOR DECISION at Last Minute
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SCOTUS Gives Another HUGE Gift To Corporations
Friday, June 28, 2024
Thursday, June 27, 2024
MTG Has A Full-Fledged MELTDOWN On The House Floor
Supreme Court DROPS BOMBSHELL Decision at KEY MOMENT
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
LET'S TURN FLORIDA BLUE!!!
Voting Rights Restoration Efforts in Florida
Disenfranchisement in Florida
In November 2018, nearly 65 percent of Florida voters approved Amendment 4, a constitutional amendment that automatically restored voting rights to most Floridians with past convictions who had completed the terms of their sentence. Shortly thereafter, in June 2019, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 7066 into law, prohibiting returning citizens from voting unless they pay off certain legal financial obligations (LFOs) imposed by a court pursuant to a felony conviction.
In June 2019, the Brennan Center and other civil and voting rights groups filed a lawsuit challenging the law. The trial court found Florida’s “pay-to-vote system” unconstitutional, in part because it is often not possible to determine whether a returning citizen is eligible to vote because the State does not reliably or consistently track data on LFOs. However, the en banc Eleventh reversed and vacated the lower court’s ruling. More information about this lawsuit, Gruver v. Barton (consolidated with Jones v. DeSantis), can be found here.
On August 8, 2022, following reports of a state attorney in Alachua County prosecuting 10 returning citizens for allegedly registering and voting in 2020 while ineligible because of outstanding LFOs, the Brennan Center, ACLU of Florida, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, and ACLU created a resource for lawyers and advocacy groups to help returning citizens determine if they are eligible to vote. Please note this resource is not intended for the general public and should not be relied upon as legal advice. It should be used in consultation with a lawyer or another expert who is able to interpret Florida’s voting rules, and it is intended to serve as a starting point for assisting a returning citizen with determining whether they are eligible to register and vote. READ MORE
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/voting-rights-restoration-efforts-floridahttps://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/voting-rights-restoration-efforts-florida