Florida Votes To Restore Voting Rights For Felons | MSNBC

Florida voters have restored the rights to vote for felons with its approval of Amendment 4 to its state constitution. The amendment, which passed with at least a 2 million-plus margin, paves the way for potentially millions of convicted felons in the state to vote.

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Florida Votes To Restore Voting Rights For Felons | MSNBC

[theblackshears]

Admendment 4 going to turn Florida blue

[dawnoceanside]

Tennessee, kiss your health care good bye!
Nice turning away the man who provided it.
That's 400k plus, with preexisting conditions. Probably about 40k to 80k dead by 2020.

Good going! Congrats to those invested in hospitals, morgues, and casket manufacturer's.

Smh

You can bring a horse to

Sad.

[tcnbrooklyn]

Salute giving felons back there rights!!!!

[Danley]

🇺🇸🗣A voter once shared, “Data don’t vote, people do.” I agree. Elected officials need to spend more time listening to, interacting with and advocating for the people that their offices gave them the power and privilege to serve.🇺🇸

[lnkrishnan]

Just plain disappointed with Americans who vote for fleeting short term gains over long term interests. Whatever - it's your funeral guys. Hope better sense prevails after 2 more years of more damage under Dumpster. Until then, be happy you're becoming the laughing stock of countries around the world. Good luck

[yadja]

I live in Florida. The felons they are talking about get their rights back anyway in 5 years. They are none violent and they are people who cashed a bad check, skipped out on a child payment, got a DUI that did not involve an accident etc. etc. etc. They are not hardened criminals. You would be surprised how many lawyers, doctors and professionals have these types of felonies and they should not be felonies and were not in the past until laws changed for whatever reason.

[oljimeagle]

Lmao...look at the florida map... Red Tide

[dragma]

"This is a big issue of racial justice because of the disproportionate impact of this type of policy." That's a neat way of saying "minorities are far more likely to be felons."

[eddygonzalez]

Florida right now could be looking better

[YTGetReal]

*_The witch trials are about to begin_*
*let the games begin Mueller!*

[Nimori]

“And don’t forget to vote democrat, ex criminals!”

>.> that’s seriously why.

[markw]

Also, give them free handguns upon release to begin rehabilitation and a means of economic support to become model citizens.

[IamYourMaster]

wait a minute. wasn't Gillum 6 points ahead in the polls? what happened?

[Smokealotofblunts]

I’m republican and I voted yes on this. An ounce of weed is a felony in Florida. I don’t see why someone should lose their right to vote whether democrat or republican over a little bit of weed or a drug charge of any kind within a reasonable amount. Rapists and violent felons still can’t vote so I’m ok with that too. I still find it funny that a lot of people here think the world is falling apart because of republicans. Have you seen the job and economic numbers? especially in the black community.

[jackw]

The Democratic constituency. The FELON vote. The only problem is...FELONS DON'T VOTE. 😂

[mrcomptablecharlo]

Gillum was 6 points up DeSantis. There is no way that DeSantis would wins this Governor race

[dustytrails]

Bloomberg should pay off their fines so they can vote.

[kricketflyd]

With most people in jail representing the minority this is great news.

[TTV]

This is a major deal and should be a model for the entire country.

[captaingalaxy]

Inmates have at least a right to vote.