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Now, FL's Republican elections chief is slowing the measure by asking the GOP-led legislature to "interpret" it. "As a result, the dismantling of one of the harshest disenfranchisement schemes in the country could be subject to delays, confusion, and lawsuits." @MotherJones
"More than 100 years after Reconstruction, the tough-on-crime policies of the 80s & 90s caused FL's prison population to explode, w a disproportionate impact on African Americans." By 2018 1.5m Floridians—including 20 percent of voting-age African Americans—were disenfranchised.
Voters took things into their own hands w/ the ballot initiative this year, restoring voting rights to former felons. Lawmakers must support the will of voters, not try to stall and confuse a measure they approved. #WhyStatesMatter via @MotherJones https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/12/florida-voted-to-give-ex-felons-the-franchise-now-republicans-are-throwing-a-wrench-in-that-process/ …
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