Democracy works best when everyone can participate. We filed a petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to protect the #VotingRights of hundreds of thousands of Floridians with past felony convictions in this critical election year. Read more: #SCOTUShttps://campaignlegal.org/update/floridians-turn-supreme-court-stop-states-pay-vote-scheme …
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We sued in 2019 on behalf of three individual plaintiffs and a class of all affected
#Florida citizens with past felony convictions, who were disenfranchised by the Florida legislature's "fines and fees" law. A district court already ruled that this is a modern-day poll tax.1 reply 0 retweets 4 likesShow this thread
CLC’s suit – the only one brought as a class action – ensured that the ultimate ruling applies broadly in Florida. This includes our client, Bonnie. Read her story. Voting rights cannot be reserved for those who can afford to pay for them.https://campaignlegal.org/story/florida-trying-silence-me-poll-tax …
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