Florida's voting rights battle goes to federal appeals court

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press


Updated 3:36 am CDT, Wednesday, July 25, 2018

ATLANTA (AP) — A battle over voting rights in the battleground state of Florida is going before a federal appeals court.

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hold a hearing Wednesday on a lawsuit that challenges the state's process for restoring voting rights to former prisoners.

U.S. District Judge Mark Walker ruled that the state's current system is unconstitutional, with decisions possibly swayed by politics and racial factors. Walker ordered changes, but that decision was blocked by the appeals court in late April.

As many as 1.5 million felons remain disenfranchised by the ban that is included in Florida's constitution.

Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Florida-s-voting-rights-battle-goes-to-federal-13102817.php

[Gothmog]

1. Felon Disenfranchisment is wrong

[SWBTATTReg]

2. I agree, and it seems to conflict w/ double punishment for same crime...nt

[NOMOGOP]

3. 1.5 MILLION. This is the

reason that the drug laws exist. They can deny voting, housing, public assistance, school borrowing, etc. It is one effort in a LONG LINE of keeping poor minority from voting.