Guest AuthorNovember 16, 2021
6min777
Fair representation is foundational to our democracy.
Tag: disenfranchisement
Guest AuthorNovember 16, 2021
Ryan NicolMay 6, 2019
7min625
“Florida has one of the most repressive disenfranchisement policies in the country."
Danny McAuliffeNovember 7, 2018
5min920
Floridians have passed Amendment 4, which provides for the automatic restoration of voting rights to nonviolent felons who’ve completed their sentences. The margin of victory as of 9 p.m. Tuesday was 64 percent-36 percent, with at least 60 percent needed to pass. Currently, Florida is one of just three states with a “lifetime voting ban for people with […]
Danny McAuliffeMay 4, 2018
6min367
For some, Friday is a special day. The date marks the 150-year anniversary of Florida’s constitutionalized disenfranchisement of voters, a Jim Crow-era policy that’s still relevant in 2018, as the state revokes voting rights for convicted felons — even after they’ve completed their sentences. According to the Brennan Center for Justice, Florida is one […]