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In April 1917, the suffrage groups worked to get another women's suffrage amendment passed in the state legislature. [26] Mary Baird Bryan testified in favor of the bill in front of the Legislature. [26] The bill passed the Florida Senate by 23 to 7 on April 23. [26] Several members of the Florida House spoke in favor of women's suffrage. [34]
Demonstration probably against women's suffrage in De Leon Springs, Florida, March 17, 1917. January: James L. Giles, mayor of Orlando, requests an amendment to the city charter to allow women to vote and it is passed by City Council. [23] January: Shaw visits Florida and raises money for the suffrage effort. [24]
Utah changes wording of their law and restores voting rights to all people who have completed their prison sentence for a felony. [62] Rhode Island restores voting rights for people serving probation or parole for felonies. [59] 2007. Florida restores voting rights for most non-violent people with felony convictions. [59] 2009
In February 1919, a women's suffrage law to vote for presidential electors passed the state and would go out for a voter referendum on September 13, 1920. [118] In November of 1919, a special legislative session was called and Maine ratified the Nineteenth Amendment on November 5. [119]
The law was later ruled unconstitutional by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, but the state legislature passed a new version of the law in 1980. [163] Shyamala Rajender v. University of Minnesota is a landmark class action lawsuit dealing with sexual discrimination at an American university. [227]
Here's a short description of each amendment, whether they passed or failed and what weed and abortion laws are like in Florida. Amendment 1 - Partisan School Board Members - FAILED
In 2018, Florida voters passed Amendment 4, which extended voting rights to most former felons who had completed their sentences. [13] Despite passing with 65% of the vote, state officials were slow to implement the updated guidelines, preventing many newly eligible voters from voting for several years. [ 14 ]
Fine wants to remove a gun-safety law passed by the Republican-led Legislature in 2018 after the Parkland school massacre. The bill, SB 94, would lower the minimum age to purchase a gun from 21 to 18.