But, important to note that the court is only requiring the payment of fines and fees "contained in the four corners of the sentencing document.” As @Taniel and I reported last year, many fines and fees aren’t included on those docshttps://theappeal.org/miami-officials-most-people-who-owe-fines-and-fees-can-vote/ …
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Carlos Martinez, the elected public defender in Miami-Dade, told us he estimates that financial obligations are not listed on the sentencing documents for 90 percent of people with outstanding fines and fees in the countyhttps://theappeal.org/miami-officials-most-people-who-owe-fines-and-fees-can-vote/ …
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Seeing a lot of this. Florida voters say that when they approved Amendment 4 with an overwhelming majority in 2018, they did not intend for a poll tax caveathttps://twitter.com/scottgj/status/1217877709646372865 …
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While we’re thinking about the historic victory that was Amendment 4, here’s my deep-dive on the directly-impacted people who made it happenhttps://thinkprogress.org/these-floridians-are-fighting-for-1-4-million-people-to-regain-the-right-to-vote-3a861961fe25/ …
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If the otherwise eligible American citizens come to their polling location can they pay the fee then, at the poll, to enter and vote. Sort of like a "poll tax"?
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Florida doesn’t have same-day voter registration, so nope. Another barrier.
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Some of these fines aren’t small beans. My brother got a $400,000 fine & felony conviction for dealing marijuana and he was a pretty small time dealer. He’ll never ever able to pay that off.
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I’d love to chat with him, if he’s willing to share his story. Email in bio.
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