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Florida was one of four states with a lifetime ban, the others being Iowa, Kentucky and Virginia. [2] On November 6, 2018, 65% of Florida voters approved Amendment 4, which automatically restores the voting rights of people convicted of a felony—except murder or sexual offenses [3] —after the completion of their sentences.
Florida Amendment 4, also the Voting Rights Restoration for Felons Initiative, is an amendment to the constitution of the U.S. state of Florida passed by ballot initiative on November 6, 2018, as part of the 2018 Florida elections.
In addition to losing the right to vote, Florida law deprives convicted felons of certain Civil Rights including the right to serve on a jury, hold public office, and restricts the issuance and ...
Only months after being convicted of 34 felonies in the state of New York, former President Donald Trump exercised his right to vote at a Palm Beach, Florida, polling location on Aug. 14.. Florida ...
Felony disenfranchisement was a topic of debate during the 2012 Republican presidential primary. Primary candidate Rick Santorum from Pennsylvania argued for the restoration of voting rights for convicted felons who had completed sentences and parole or probation. [26]
Voters in the Sunshine State restore voting rights to an estimated 1.5 million convicted felons.
The Florida Rights Restoration Coalition and individual plaintiffs filed a lawsuit last year that described a “bureaucratic morass” encountered by felons trying to find out if they were ...
Felon jury exclusion is less visible than felony disenfranchisement, and few socio-legal scholars have challenged the statutes that withhold a convicted felon's opportunity to sit on a jury. [18] While constitutional challenges to felon jury exclusion almost always originate from interested litigants, some scholars contend that "it is the ...