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In It to Win It

(8,254 posts) Sat Jul 6, 2019, 08:41 AM Jul 2019

Florida governor signs bill requiring felons to pay court fees and fines to be eligible to vote

Florida felons will have to pay court-ordered financial obligations if they want their voting rights restored under a bill signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday. The legislation requires those with felony convictions to pay court fees and fines to be eligible to vote.

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/felon-voting-rights-ron-desantis-florida-govenor-signs-bill-restricting-felon-voting-rights/

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Florida governor signs bill requiring felons to pay court fees and fines to be eligible to vote (Original Post) In It to Win It Jul 2019 OP

Directly opposed to what the voters approved. This is how the GOP 'wins.' Cheating. CurtEastPoint Jul 2019 #1

And by strange coincidence ... lpbk2713 Jul 2019 #2

if it looks like a Poll Tax and walks like a Poll Tax and stinks to hell like a Poll Tax Maine-i-acs Jul 2019 #3

Which means that all the crooked GOP voters will get back on their Baitball Blogger Jul 2019 #4

Poll Tax LiberalFighter Jul 2019 #5

Any chance that bluecollar2 Jul 2019 #6

a poll tax is a poll tax, pay to vote is pay to vote. I see no federal court upholding this beachbum bob Jul 2019 #7

Restitution is generally considered part of sentencing I believe. MichMan Jul 2019 #8

A poll tax, is a poll tax, is a poll tax. Once it gets into the federal courts, I think that this Stuart G Jul 2019 #9

CurtEastPoint

(18,650 posts)

1. Directly opposed to what the voters approved. This is how the GOP 'wins.' Cheating.

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Sat Jul 6, 2019, 08:45 AM

Jul 2019

lpbk2713

(42,759 posts)

2. And by strange coincidence ...

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Sat Jul 6, 2019, 08:51 AM

Jul 2019

If they met their obligations and if they were to submit their paperwork today
their application would take until after November to clear all the channels.

Maine-i-acs

(1,499 posts)

3. if it looks like a Poll Tax and walks like a Poll Tax and stinks to hell like a Poll Tax

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Sat Jul 6, 2019, 09:30 AM

Jul 2019

then it's a damn Poll Tax

Baitball Blogger

(46,736 posts)

4. Which means that all the crooked GOP voters will get back on their

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Sat Jul 6, 2019, 09:34 AM

Jul 2019

feet in no time.

LiberalFighter

(50,950 posts)

5. Poll Tax

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Sat Jul 6, 2019, 09:40 AM

Jul 2019

bluecollar2

(3,622 posts)

6. Any chance that

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Sat Jul 6, 2019, 10:08 AM

Jul 2019

It can be challenged on the grounds it is a poll tax?

What would the procedure be?

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)

7. a poll tax is a poll tax, pay to vote is pay to vote. I see no federal court upholding this

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Sat Jul 6, 2019, 10:26 AM

Jul 2019

MichMan

(11,938 posts)

8. Restitution is generally considered part of sentencing I believe.

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Sat Jul 6, 2019, 02:22 PM

Jul 2019

If the Florida law requires that felons complete their sentence before being able to vote, I could see how a court might rule that it was legal. Not so sure about fines and court costs.

Stuart G

(38,436 posts)

9. A poll tax, is a poll tax, is a poll tax. Once it gets into the federal courts, I think that this