In 2018, Florida voters agreed by a nearly 2-1 margin that ex-felons who have served their time should be permitted to participate in the political process. They approved a referendum (Amendment 4)
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Afraid that ex-felons would disproportionately vote Democratic, the Republican-controlled Florida legislature quickly acted to gut Amendment 4 by enacting a law (Section 0751)
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In a split that exactly tracked the party of the President who appointed them, six Republican-appointed judges outvoted four Democratic appointees to uphold Section 0751. HERE
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