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BREAKING: Both Florida’s House and Senate have passed this bill requiring the payment of all fines, fees, and restitution before people can vote. It’s headed to Republican @GovRonDeSantishttps://theappeal.org/florida-amendment-4-fines-fees-legislation/ …

Florida knows that most people who owe fines and fees will never pay them off. This law would disenfranchise hundreds of thousands of Floridians, disproportionately people of color.https://theappeal.org/florida-amendment-4-fines-fees-legislation/ …

This law will require voters who owe fines to appear before a judge and ask that their financial obligations be waived or converted to community service. Judges will have sole discretion to decide whether people are worthy of voting.https://theappeal.org/florida-amendment-4-fines-fees-legislation/ …

What started as a victory of democracy — 65% of Floridians voting to restore civil rights to people with felony convictions — has turned into a situation not that different from the old, arbitrary, unconstitutional clemency process I wrote about here:https://thinkprogress.org/for-floridas-ex-felons-regaining-voting-rights-requires-patience-and-a-lot-of-luck-408b56dce963/ …