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Lawsuit, Ballot Initiative Seek to Reform Felon Disenfranchisement in Florida

by David M. Reutter

In 1868, in response to the abolition of slavery following the Civil War (except for prisoners), Florida enshrined in its constitution the permanent disenfranchisement of people convicted of a felony. The deprivation of felons’ voting rights was combined with Black Codes that criminalized offenses state lawmakers ...

 

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