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Court says Florida can't bar felons from vote over fines, fees

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Court says Florida can't bar felons from vote over fines, fees
Court says Florida can't bar felons from vote over fines, fees

Convicted felons in Florida who cannot afford to pay fines and fees will still be eligible to vote in upcoming elections

A FEDERAL COURT HAS WEIGHING INSAYING FLORIDIANS CONVICTED OFFELONIES WHO’VE DONE THEIR TIME..CANNOT BE KEP FROM VOTING FORSIMPLY NOT PAYING FINES ANDLEGAL FEES.WHICH MEANS THERE’S NEARLY AMILLION MORE VOTERS IN A STATEALREADY KNOWN FOR CONTENTIOUSELECTIONS.

FOX 4’S MIANA MASSEYSPOKE TO A LEGAL EXPERT ABOUTWHAT THIS MEANS FOR THE FUTURE.48-57"voting is the core piece of ourdemocracy" Daniel Tilley┃ LegalDirector(TRACK)TODAY THE 11TH CIRCUIT COURT OFAPPEALS VOTED THAT AMENDMENT4’S REQUIREMENT THAT CONVICTEDFELONS PAY ALL LEGAL FEES ANDFINES BEFORE REGAINING THEIRRIGHT TO VOTE WAS UNJUST ANDDISENFRANCHISED MANY FROM BEINGELIGIBLE TO VOTETHIS RULING ACCOUNTS FOR NEARLY65 PERCENT OF FELONS WHO CANNOTAFFORD TO PAYJUST HOURS AFTER THE RULINGA SPOKESPERSON FOR GOVERNOR RONDESANTIS RELEASED THIS STATEMENTSAYING "DISAGREE WITH THERULING" , AND IS SET TO APPEALSOME ASK WHY ALL THE BACK INFORTH, AS MAJORITY OF FLORIDIANSVOTED IN SUPPORT OF AMENDMENT 4BACK IN 2018FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITYPROFESSOR POLISCI BERGERSONSAYS MANY REPUBLICANS AREFEARFUL THIS WILL HAVE A MAJOREFFECT ON THE OUTCOME OFUPCOMING ELECTIONS"they may lose control ofFlorida legistraure and ocongressional and us senateseats" Polisci Bergerson// FGCU<<BUTTED

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