WaPo: Florida judges and prosecutors are working with felons and public defenders to find ways to register former inmates to vote, a process approved by voters last year that Republican legislators have made more difficult.To work around a law … Continue reading

The Appeal reports.

Well this shows a judge who is ready to do something. This is a consolidated action in which Plaintiffs challenge the constitutionality of portions of S.B. 7066. While no motions have been filed, Plaintiffs seek a temporary, preliminary, and permanent… Continue reading

NYT: Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida signed into law on Friday significant restrictions to the recently restored voting rights of people with felony convictions, prompting the American Civil Liberties Union to sue the state hours later.The new law requires people… Continue reading

From the Governor’s signing statement (via Steve Bosquet) issued late on a Friday afternoon: I am sure the lawsuits will be filed almost immediately.

Bloomberg: Seven months ago, almost two-thirds of voters approved Amendment 4, which restores registration rights to many felons. Florida had been one of three states, along with Kentucky and Iowa, where those convicted of a felony were permanently prohibited from… Continue reading

Daniel Nichanian for The Appeal: Colorado and Nevada adopted new laws this week that will restore people’s voting rights as soon as they are released from incarceration, as opposed to doing so at later stages of the legal system (if… Continue reading

AP: Brown and tens of thousands of other Georgia residents are cut off from voting due to a vaguely worded law that state election officials interpret in the strictest possible manner.Georgia strips voting rights from people convicted of all felonies,… Continue reading

Tampa Bay Times: Amendment 4 led to 99 times as many formerly-incarcerated Floridians registering to vote as normal, and those new voters are more likely to be black and residents of lower-income neighborhoods than the rest of the electorate,… Continue reading

Katrina vanden Heuvel WaPo column.