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May 3, 2019

Florida Moves to Withhold Voting Rights for Felons Until All Old Fines Are Paid
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The Florida Senate has passed a bill that would require former felons to
repay all financial obligations before their voting rights are restored.
This comes six months after voters in Florida approved a measure to
restore voting rights to 1.4 million people with nonviolent felonies who
have fully completed their sentences. One in five African Americans in
Florida and 10 percent of the state's adult population have been
ineligible to vote because of a criminal record.


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