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Florida previously had rigorous felony disenfranchisement laws that denied approximately 400,000 people the privilege of voting [2] In 2007, at the urging of Gov. Charlie Crist, the laws were relaxed, allowing hundreds of thousands of non-violent offenders to regain their voting rights after having served their prison terms. [3]
In 2020, Florida voted 7.8 points right of the nation as a whole, the furthest it has voted from the nation since 1988, and it was the first election since 1992 that Florida backed the losing candidate. In 2022, Republicans won their largest statewide victories since Reconstruction and neared 60% of the vote.
A string of stricter voting laws have passed in Florida since 2020 in which Gov. Ron DeSantis and the GOP-led Florida Legislature have reduced drop box numbers and access, increased ID regulations ...
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 ]
The primary on Aug. 23 is the first major statewide election under the state’s controversial new laws that govern voting. Here is what you need to know to successfully cast a ballot. Q: What are ...
Florida is one of 19 states that enacted new voting restrictions last year that critics allege will amount to voter suppression.
As it appeared on the Florida ballot on November 6, 2018, the text of the amendment read: [29] [30] No. 4 Constitutional Amendment Article VI, Section 4. Voting Restoration Amendment This amendment restores the voting rights of Floridians with felony convictions after they complete all terms of their sentence including parole or probation. The ...
It would be up to Floridians wondering about their eligibility to navigate the maze of state election laws, or risk getting arrested, the Editorial Board says.