This piece is part of our weekly Prime series on voting rights, but it has been moved outside of the paywall while we cover COVID-19.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1306079
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1306079
What is Florida’s GOP up to here? (Hint from American History 101 Cliff Notes: Ask any Black person over the age of fifty-five. Do it while walking side-by-side over the Edmund Pettis Bridge.)
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A controversial Florida law stops some former felons from voting. … an unconstitutional “ poll tax ” for people previously disenfranchised due to felony records. … the groups requested that the law be blocked from going login to upsers into effect. … the measure is likely to be struck down in federal court after a trial next year.