Florida PhoenixJanuary 19, 2023
9min0
Secretary of State Cord Byrd, however, did not give specifics at a House panel meeting.
Tag: rights restorationCrowds gather to see Atlantis at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. (Gabrielle Russon)
Florida PhoenixJanuary 19, 2023
Scott PowersApril 11, 2022
8min0
Following Desmond Meade's success, she's leading national effort to automate expungements.
Ryan NicolSeptember 24, 2020
6min998
The lack of such a database can delay individuals looking to restore their voting rights.
Ryan NicolAugust 13, 2019
6min466
"We must return the eligibility to vote to Floridians who have made mistakes."
Scott PowersApril 23, 2019
10min682
Civil liens can erase requirements for fees, fines, but not restitution.
Ryan NicolApril 15, 2019
9min351
"For us, it’s where a lot of our resources and attention are going.”
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 […]
Ryan NicolNovember 2, 2018
4min202
Second Chances Florida, a group supporting a constitutional amendment which would restore voting rights to felons who have served out their sentence, says it’s been in touch with millions of people throughout the state as they prepare to vote on the measure Tuesday. Amendment 4 would grant felons voting rights so long as they were not […]
Drew WilsonMay 2, 2018
5min2412
Nearly three quarters of Florida voters say they would support a ballot amendment to restore voting rights to ex-cons, a new poll found. The survey, conducted jointly by North Star Opinion Research and EMC Research, found that supermajority support for the measure regardless of the political party. “This amendment has the strong bipartisan support needed […]
A.G. GancarskiApril 18, 2018
2min222
Florida, by most accounts, has one of the worst records for restoring the civil rights of reformed felons. Per the Christian Science Monitor, more than a third of ex-felons who can’t vote live in Florida. Despite a U.S. District Judge ruling that Florida’s practice violates both First Amendment and equal-protection rights of former prisoners, and must […]