felon disenfranchisement
Advocates fear incoming Florida governor is trying to slow voting rights initiative
Amendment 4 is supposed to take effect January 8, restoring voting rights to nearly 1.5 million Floridians. But the initiative isn’t necessarily guaranteed — at least right away.
Florida's 1.5 million former felons just won the right to vote
Bipartisan support for Amendment 4, which restores voting rights to felons who have served their time.
Woman sentenced to 5 years for voting while on probation says she didn't know she couldn't vote
A woman in Texas got an unusually harsh sentence of five years in prison for voting illegally in the 2016 election.
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Judge rules Florida's process for restoring voting rights to felons is unconstitutional
What happens next could have tremendous impact on the electorate in an important swing state.
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