/tags/voter-rights-for-felons Voter Rights for Felons en-US WLRN Thu, 20 Oct 2022 19:05:44 GMT /local-news/2022-10-20/civil-rights-groups-demand-voter-verification-system-as-fraud-arrest-footage-stokes-outrage Impactful footage obtained by the Tampa Bay Times showing perplexed Florida felons being arrested on voter fraud charges in August — on orders from Governor Ron DeSantis' elections crime unit — reignited the debate over the troubled implementation of Amendment 4. Civil rights groups including the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition are demanding a statewide voter verification system, calling out officials’ “outrageous negligence” on the matter. Thu, 20 Oct 2022 19:05:44 GMT /local-news/2022-10-20/civil-rights-groups-demand-voter-verification-system-as-fraud-arrest-footage-stokes-outrage Wilkine Brutus /2020-09-16/voter-suppression-in-florida-veterans-and-covid-19-rocking-chair-sessions-with-local-artists Florida’s history with voter suppression. COVID-19 and its effects on veterans. Plus, talking with South Florida artists from a rocking chair. Wed, 16 Sep 2020 22:24:36 GMT /2020-09-16/voter-suppression-in-florida-veterans-and-covid-19-rocking-chair-sessions-with-local-artists Leslie Ovalle Atkinson /news/2020-06-10/state-seeks-to-fast-track-voting-rights-appeal TALLAHASSEE --- Arguing that the case is of “exceptional importance,” lawyers for Gov. Ron DeSantis have made a rare move of asking a full appellate court… Wed, 10 Jun 2020 22:08:59 GMT /news/2020-06-10/state-seeks-to-fast-track-voting-rights-appeal Dara Kam - News Service of Florida /2020-01-03/poll-floridians-slightly-favor-allowing-ex-felons-who-owe-money-the-right-to-vote A series of polls from the St. Leo University Polling Institute shows Floridians deeply divided on some of the major issues that the state will face in... Fri, 03 Jan 2020 10:00:00 GMT /2020-01-03/poll-floridians-slightly-favor-allowing-ex-felons-who-owe-money-the-right-to-vote Steve Newborn /2019-12-04/federal-judge-scolds-desantis-for-stalling-on-felon-voting-rights A federal judge on Tuesday excoriated lawyers representing Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration, accusing the state of trying to "run out the clock" to... Wed, 04 Dec 2019 12:25:20 GMT /2019-12-04/federal-judge-scolds-desantis-for-stalling-on-felon-voting-rights Dara Kam - News Service of Florida /news/2019-11-08/new-miami-dade-county-process-grants-right-to-vote-to-felons-despite-ongoing-lawsuits Cheers erupted in a Miami-Dade County courtroom on Friday, as more than a dozen people with felony convictions had their right to vote restored by a… Fri, 08 Nov 2019 22:13:01 GMT /news/2019-11-08/new-miami-dade-county-process-grants-right-to-vote-to-felons-despite-ongoing-lawsuits Daniel Rivero /news/2019-11-08/palm-beach-county-to-help-return-vote-to-ex-felons-as-amendment-4-battle-rages-on-in-tallahassee Officials highlighted recent rule changes they say help circumvent state law restrictions derided by critics as a “poll tax” on former felons trying to… Fri, 08 Nov 2019 11:02:00 GMT /news/2019-11-08/palm-beach-county-to-help-return-vote-to-ex-felons-as-amendment-4-battle-rages-on-in-tallahassee Abraham Mahshie /news/2019-11-06/florida-supreme-court-seems-comfortable-tying-money-to-felon-voting The Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments for a nationally watched question about how the state’s 2018 ballot item Amendment 4, relating… Wed, 06 Nov 2019 21:38:32 GMT /news/2019-11-06/florida-supreme-court-seems-comfortable-tying-money-to-felon-voting Daniel Rivero /news/2019-11-05/florida-supreme-court-set-to-clarify-voting-rights-for-felons The Florida Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether felons can be kept from voting if they haven't paid fines, fees and restitution.Lawyers for… Tue, 05 Nov 2019 17:49:37 GMT /news/2019-11-05/florida-supreme-court-set-to-clarify-voting-rights-for-felons Associated Press /2019-10-30/voting-rights-group-approves-list-of-recommends-changes-to-help-verify-felon-voter-eligibility The Restoration of Voting Rights Work Group has approved a list of recommendations to send to the legislature. One proposal would enhance the Clerk of... Wed, 30 Oct 2019 21:35:30 GMT /2019-10-30/voting-rights-group-approves-list-of-recommends-changes-to-help-verify-felon-voter-eligibility Blaise Gainey