Hundreds of Thousands of Floridians Disenfranchised Says Voting Rights Report
The Florida State Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights released its report on ex-felon voting rights, independently estimating 600,000 to 1.2 million persons, or about 3 to 6 percent of the Florida voting population, are disenfranchised from voting. The disenfranchisement has a disproportionate impact on voting rights for… [read more]