1.4 million.
That's how many people in Florida are permanently barred from voting because they have a past felony conviction. It's time for this to change. We believe that when someone has completed their sentence, they have earned back their eligibility to vote.
Florida is one of only four states that tells all people with past convictions that they are barred from voting for life, even after completing their sentence.. Although current law allows these returned citizens to apply to have their civil rights reinstated, the process is so cumbersome and mismanaged that a federal judge recently declared it unconstitutional.
Florida voters haves taken matters into their own hands and put an amendment on the ballot this November that will restore eligibility to vote to returned citizens who have served their time and paid their debts. We know that Floridians believe in second chances. Now it's up to all of us to make sure that Florida law does too.
We've all made mistakes, and we’ve all benefited from a second chance. Stand with your neighbors, your friends, your family, and all 1.4 million returned citizens and vote YES on Amendment 4 this November!
Every one of us has benefited from a second chance. And right now, 1.4 million Floridians who have been barred for life from voting because of a former felony conviction want Florida law to believe in second chances too - hear the story from Susanne.
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