Scott PowersApril 17, 2019
4min615
Desmonde Meade singled out as an icon for voting rights.
Tag: Florida Rights Restoration Coalition
Scott PowersApril 17, 2019Scott PowersApril 9, 2019
10min431
'I will be 190 years old before I am eligible to vote.'
Drew WilsonMarch 28, 2019
5min3447
"Florida locks up too many people for too long.”
Scott PowersMarch 19, 2019
7min753
The bill defines who can decide if fines, fees, and restitution have been paid.
Scott PowersJanuary 7, 2019
6min707
On Tuesday as many as 1.4 million felons who have served all terms of their sentences will get the right to register to vote in Florida thanks to voters approval in November of Amendment 4, a day that felons’ voter rights champion Desmond Meade said would be historic and a celebration. “Tomorrow when returning citizens across […]
Jacob OglesDecember 3, 2018
4min301
Former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum will speak in Washington, D.C., at a conference on civil rights. The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights hosts its “Bend Toward Justice” gathering in the nation’s capital on Tuesday. Gillum will participate in a conversation with The Beat DC co-founder Tiffany Cross. The event shows some of […]
Peter SchorschSeptember 14, 2018
5min690
The Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce, chaired by Koch Industries VP Mark Holden, said Thursday that it was behind a 2018 ballot amendment that would restore voting rights to non-violent felons who have completed their sentences. “We believe that when individuals have served their sentences and paid their debts as ordered by a judge, they […]
Ryan NicolSeptember 7, 2018
4min741
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
4min361
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
8min1002
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 […]