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Florida Supreme Court rules felons must pay all fines before voting rights can be restored

January 17, 2020

Via: Jurist

The Florida Supreme Court sided with Governor Ron DeSantis in advisory opinion issued Thursday, finding that felons must pay all their legal fines before voting.

In November 2018 the Florida electorate voted to restore voting rights to all convicted felons with a constitutional amendment. As part of the implementation of the new amendment, Amendment 4, the legislature passed a law requiring felons to fulfill all the terms of their sentence before voting. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and other voting rights groups challenged the law, arguing it amounts to a poll tax.

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