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Most Florida felons will have their voting rights restored under a bill the Senate passed to implement a constitutional amendment approved by voters.
Scott then implemented a law which required convicted felons to appeal their voting status to him through a clemency board and imposed a five-year waiting period for felons to even apply for clemency. (MORE: Ron DeSantis to become Florida governor after Andrew Gillum concedes) Scot...
Advocacy groups including the American Civil Liberties Union had already suggested they would sue if DeSantis signed the bill. While the bill signed Friday offers the opportunity for fines to be dismissed on a case-by-case basis, groups argue many felons will be unable to pay ...
"Would I be correct to say that at least 40 states restore rights automatically" for felons convicted of certain crimes, Gayles said, asking, "How many of the states employ no standards for this important decision?" "We're not aware of any state that has clemency processes th...
for felons to pay financial obligations before being able to vote. The law was written to carry out the constitutional amendment.Republican lawmakers, however, have pointed to wording in the constitutional amendment, known as Amendment 4, that said rights would be restored to felons ...
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