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May 3, 2019
3 min

Voter registration groups sue to block Tennessee law with tough penalties for signup mistakes

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/05/03/voter-registration-groups-sue-block-tennessee-law-with-tough-penalties-signup-mistakes/?...

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May 3, 2019
4 min

Florida Senate OKs strict Amendment 4 felon voting rights measure

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/os-ne-florida-senate-felon-voting-20190503-story.html TALLAHASSEE — Seeking to carry out a Novem...

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May 3, 2019
6 min

Floridians Gave Ex-Felons the Right to Vote. Lawmakers Just Put a Big Obstacle in Their Way.

By Patricia Mazzei May 3, 2019 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/03/us/florida-felon-voting-amendment-4.html NORTH MIAMI, Fla. — In Novembe...

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May 2, 2019
3 min

Florida Republicans reach Amendment 4 deal: Felons must pay, but judges can waive costs

https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2019/05/03/florida-republicans-reach-amendment-4-deal-felons-must-pay-but-judges-can-waive...

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Apr 23, 2019
2 min

Voter registration numbers increase two-fold after Amendment 4

https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/politics/2019/04/23/voter-registration-numbers-increase-two-fold-after-amendment-4/3541085002/ Ame...

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Apr 23, 2019
2 min

Florida House Closer to Passing Felon Voting Rights Bill

By CURT ANDERSON, https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2019-04-23/florida-house-closer-to-passing-felon-voting-rights-bill Associated ...

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Apr 23, 2019
4 min

Senate felon voting bill drops some—but not all—financial requirements to cast ballots

The Senate bill aimed at defining what it means for felons to complete their sentences before they can vote under Amendment 4 has dropped...

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Apr 10, 2019
5 min

Florida Republicans Are Sabotaging a Constitutional Amendment That Gave Felons the Right to

By: Mark Joseph Stern (Slate) In November, a supermajority of Florida voters approved a constitutional amendment restoring voting rights ...

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Mar 24, 2019
3 min

Florida Republicans Push to Make Ex-Felons Pay Fees Before They Can Vote

By: Karen Zraick (New York Times) A Florida House panel this week approved a bill that would require former felons to pay fees and fines ...

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Mar 16, 2019
3 min

1.5 million felons can now vote in Florida because of these men

By: Salena Zeto (New York Post) MIAMI — Neil Volz was a man who had it all; Desmond Meade was a man who never had much of anything. Both ...

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Jan 24, 2019
2 min

From Homeless Addict to Law School Grad & Dad-of-5 and How He Carried a Wave of Change Across FL

By: Claudia Harmata https://ca.news.yahoo.com/homeless-addict-law-school-grad-231608384.html For many Floridians, Jan. 8 was just another...

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Jan 21, 2019
16 min

A new Supreme Court is poised to take a chunk out of MLK's legacy

By John Blake (CNN) One is called the "child of the storm." Another is "the crown jewel." The third was dubbed "the voice of justice." Th...

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Jan 7, 2019
3 min

Desmond Meade: On Jan. 8, we'll feel true impact of Amendment 4 | Commentary

By Desmond Meade: Guest Columnist (Orlando Sentinel) On Jan. 8, the sun will shine a lot brighter in Florida. That’s because over 1 mill...

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Jan 5, 2019
6 min

‘A joyous day’ ahead as 1.4 million Florida ex-felons have voting rights restored

By Lori Rozsa (Washington Post) SARASOTA — One of the largest enfranchisements of U.S. citizens in the past century begins Tuesday in F...

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Dec 12, 2018
4 min

Remembering Rosanell Eaton, An Outspoken Advocate for Voting Rights

By Leslie Ovalle (NPR) When the Supreme Court shot down a key provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act — which required that certain p...

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Dec 5, 2018
5 min

Looks like an actual case of election fraud has occurred. Guess who’s responsible.

By Paul Waldman (Washington Post) Opinion writer As you surely know, Republicans everywhere are deeply, deeply concerned about the possib...

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Nov 8, 2018
6 min

As Florida Restores Ex-Felons' Right to Vote Here's the Dark History Behind Their Disenfranchisement

By Olivia B. Waxman (Time) Among the several historic results to come out of the 2018 midterm elections on Tuesday, one was the result of...

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Nov 7, 2018
4 min

The 2018 Midterm Elections Were a Big Win for Criminal Justice Reform Ballot Initiatives

By Udi Ofer (ACLU) Wednesday morning I woke up in a better America when it comes to criminal justice reform. On Election Day, voters in ...

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Oct 5, 2018
23 min

Will Florida's Ex-Felons Finally Regain the Right to Vote?

A referendum on the November ballot in Florida would re-enfranchise 1.5 million citizens — and could change the state’s electorate. By E...

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Oct 4, 2018
4 min

Fighting For A Second Chance to Vote in Florida

By Staff (Levi Strauss & Co. Unzipped) If Desmond Meade has his way, there are 1.5 million people in Florida who will regain the right t...

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