Tag: Amendment 4
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Guest AuthorSeptember 17, 2018
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Florida’s 13 million voters have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to help convicted felons who have paid their debt to society earn the right to vote, and to a second chance. Called the “Voting Restoration Amendment,” a proposed constitutional amendment will grant most of the 1.7 million convicted felons the right to vote and help select their […]

Ryan NicolSeptember 7, 2018
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A new 60-second ad, going statewide, is aimed at garnering support for the restoration of voting rights for convicted felons who have served their prison sentence. The ad campaign was launched by the Alliance for Safety and Justice (ASJ) in partnership with the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition (FRRC). The ad, titled “Time Done,” shows the fictionalized story […]

Jacob OglesAugust 12, 2018
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Supporters rallied this weekend in Orlando behind a ballot initiative to restore voting rights for ex-felons. The Florida Rights Restoration Coalition held its Second Chances Convening Thursday through Saturday at the Rosen Centre Hotel, where hundreds of supporters gathered around Amendment 4, a measure set to appear on the November ballot statewide. “Through the hard […]

Danny McAuliffeJuly 23, 2018
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An effort to empower those who cannot vote in the U.S. is turning its focus to Florida ahead of the midterm election. The reason? Florida’s population marks an intersection of three groups that fear their voices go unheard at the ballot. Among them: immigrants without citizenship, underage voters and disenfranchised felons who have completed their […]


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