Category Archives: felon voting
Breaking: Voting Rights Advocates File Emergency Petition in Supreme Court to Reinstate Florida District Court Order Blocking State Law Preventing Reenfranchisement of Felons
From the emergency petition:
The district court’s permanent injunction—accompanied by a 125-page opinion of factual findings and legal analysis—remedied the State’s chaotic, unconstitutional pay-to-vote system, relying upon systems and procedures the State already employs. But in a one-sentence order… Continue reading
“Voting rights of some felons in Florida in question after appeals court ruling”
WaPo:
Voting rights advocates scrambled this week to understand the impact of an appeals court decision blocking some Florida felons’ eligibility to participate in elections — a blow to efforts to restore voting rights to as many as 1.4 million… Continue reading
Breaking: 11th Circuit Will Hear Florida Felon Cases Initially En Banc, Stays District Court Order (a Bad Sign for Plaintiffs)
“Will FL’s System Of Felon Pay-To-Vote Disenfranchisement End In Time For November?”
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy for TPM.
Iowa: “Kim Reynolds confirms she will sign felon voting rights executive order”
Des Moines Register:
Gov. Kim Reynolds told reporters Tuesday that she will sign an executive order restoring voting rights to people with past felony convictions, a move that will address Iowa’s status as the last state in the country with… Continue reading
Eleventh Circuit Expedites Florida Felon Disenfranchisement Case; Oral Argument Likely for August
“COVID-19 Stalls Efforts to Help People With Felony Convictions Register to Vote”
“DeSantis to appeal Amendment 4 ruling that allows ex-felons to vote”
Orlando Sentinel:
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday he would appeal a federal judge’s decision to strike down a Florida law requiring felons to pay fines and fees associated with their sentences before getting back their right to vote.“It’ll go… Continue reading
In Detailed and Thoughtful Opinion, Federal Court Holds Florida Law Requiring Ex-Felons to Repay Fines Before Restoration of Voting Rights Unconstitutional for Those Who Cannot Afford to Pay and Those Who Cannot Know How Much They Owe
You can find the 125-page opinion at this link. Howard rounds up the news stories.
Among other things the court held that if the state of Florida cannot even tell former felons how much they owe to have their… Continue reading
“In Florida, felons must pay court debts before they can vote. But with no system to do so, many have found it impossible.”
“The Voting Rights of Florida Citizens Hang in the Balance Once Again”
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy for TPM Cafe.
“85,000 voters could be removed from Florida rolls”
Politico:
A top Florida elections official testified in federal court on Monday that as many as 85,000 voters might be ineligible to cast ballots in the battleground state, but it could take years for the state to figure out who… Continue reading