voting rights

Fewer felons are getting their voting rights restored under Governor Rick Scott than in the past two administrations. Attorney Brittnie Baker said Scott…

Activists hope to have a constitutional amendment on the 2018 ballot that would automatically restore voting rights to Florida’s felons. Now officials are…

Elections officials and activists across the country are celebrating National Voter Registration Day Tuesday. But the practice of signing up voters has a…

This Tuesday, Florida voters weighed in on who should be the next president of the United States. But some 1.5 million Floridians are left out of that…

House and Senate Democrats are rallying around two sets of bills that would promote voting rights in the sunshine state. Legislators holding the meeting…

In a controversial ruling last year, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down core provisions of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. But some Florida lawmakers are…

The Florida Senate Ethics and Elections Committee chairman says he’s open to exploring legislation aimed at restoring voting rights to felons. Florida’s…

Alan Crotzer served more than 20 years in a Florida prison for a crime he didn’t commit. A few years ago, the state compensated him for that wrongful…