Florida high court set to clarify voting rights for felons
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Supreme Court has agreed to clarify whether the state can continue restricting voting privileges to felons who have unpaid fines and fees.
Gov. Ron DeSantis had asked the high court for an advisory opinion amid legal challenges to a new state law implementing the restoration of voting rights for former felons.
Voters last year overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment restoring voting rights to as many as 1.4 million felons who have completed t
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