Amendment 4

The full 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is hearing arguments today about a 2019 Florida law that restored felons’ voting rights. The plaintiffs argue the law implementing a constitutional amendment doesn’t follow voters’ intent.

A federal judge has ruled that the Florida law requiring felons to pay legal fees as part of their sentences before regaining the vote is unconstitutional for those unable to pay, or unable to find out how much they owe.

Amendment 4 was approved in Florida at the end of 2018 by 64 percent of the electorate, restoring the right to vote to more than a million ex-felons. But…

Time Magazine has named Desmond Meade one of this year’s 100 most influential people in the world. Meade was the driving force behind the passage last November of amendment 4, restoring the voting rights of Floridians convicted of a felony who have served their sentence.

Once again, Florida lawmakers have heard the voice of the people, and offered us legislation that all but ignores it.

State leaders and supervisors of elections are calling for clarification on how Amendment Four should be carried out.

Nearly one and a half million former felons will regain the right to vote in Florida on Tuesday.

On Friday’s Florida Roundup we looked at how voting is going with just days left before the midterm elections, how one county is a microcosm of Florida politics and how Amendment 4 could drive voter turnout.