'Attacks on our freedoms are bigger than political parties, and if we don’t stop these attacks now, there’s no telling what they’ll try to take away next.'
Rod Velez had filed suit against DeSantis' executive order that kept him from being seated on the Broward County School Board a year ago. His advocates say it's a victory clarifying felons rights.
‘Under no possible construction of that amendment could somebody who is a convicted rapist or a convicted murderer be eligible to vote in the state of Florida.’
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