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Amendment 4 passed with 64.55% of voters in favor. In January 2019, an estimated 1.4 million ex-felons became eligible to vote. [5] However, a series of court rulings culminating in a September 2020 11th Circuit appeals court decision restricted re-enfranchisement to only those who had paid off their fines. [6]
The amendment went into effect on January 8, 2019, making an estimated 1.4 million people with felony convictions eligible to register to vote. [20] In July 2019, Republicans in Florida's state legislature enacted Senate bill 7066, that declared that felons must pay all outstanding fines, fees and restitutions before they are deemed to have ...
Florida was one of three states that failed to pass legislation regarding abortion rights. How does Florida's six-week ban compare to other states? Amendment 4 fails: How does Florida compare with ...
The two amendments that passed, Amendments 2 and 5, enshrine in the state's constitution the right to hunt and fish and prevent homeowner taxes from rising with inflation and property values.
A Florida ballot measure that would have enshrined abortion rights into the state constitution failed after it fell short of 60% support it needed to pass it Tuesday. Amendment 4, which would have ...
By December 2023, Floridians Protecting Freedom had gathered over 1 million signatures for their petition to place abortion rights on the ballot in the November 2024 election. [90] On April 13, 2024, over 1,000 abortion rights protesters rallied and marched in Orlando, Florida to kick off the campaign in support of 2024 Florida Amendment 4. [91]
Why didn't Florida's abortion Amendment 4 pass at 56% yes? What happens now 'We are the majority:' Social media reacts to failure of Florida abortion Amendment 4. Yes: 6,053,481 (57.14%)
Desmond Meade (born July 22, 1967) is a voting rights activist and Executive Director of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition. [1] As chair of Floridians for a Fair Democracy, Meade led the successful effort to pass Florida Amendment 4, a 2018 state initiative that restored voting rights to over 1.4 million Floridians with previous felony convictions. [2]