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JacksonHitchcock
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« on: May 24, 2020, 06:03:13 PM »
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/federal-judge-guts-florida-law-requiring-felons-to-pay-fines-before-they-can-vote/2020/05/24/a7f553ba-9c3a-11ea-a2b3-5c3f2d1586df_story.html

This is a major victory for voting rights
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JacksonHitchcock
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« Reply #1 on: May 24, 2020, 06:13:35 PM »
For those who don't know how big this is here are some quick notes

10.43% of the Florida population is disenfranchised
1,686,318 total Floridians are disenfranchised.
Florida has the most disenfranchised citizens in the United States.
Florida has the highest disenfranchisement rate in the United States.
23.3% of black voters in Florida can’t vote because of felony disenfranchisement.
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JacksonHitchcock
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« Reply #2 on: May 24, 2020, 07:09:37 PM »
Quote from: Landslide Lyndon on May 24, 2020, 06:28:00 PM
Unfortunately it will be overturned by SCOTUS.
Just watch.


Will it be before November tho?
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