Florida Rights Restoration Coalition

Want To Drive Voter Turnout In 2020? Stop Arresting People.

Sarah Lustbader

Mar 17, 2020

Miami Officials: Most People Who Owe Fines and Fees Can Vote

Lawyers and advocates in Miami-Dade County will roll out a new plan to counter the disenfranchisement of people with felony convictions.

Daniel Nichanian, Kira Lerner

Jul 24, 2019

‘I Can’t Afford It and I Never Will Be Able To’

Florida is poised to pass a law that imposes a ‘poll tax’ on thousands of formerly incarcerated people.

May 01, 2019

Neil Volz (L) and Lance Wissinger prepare to fill out their voter registration forms at the Lee Country Supervisor of Elections office on January 08, 2019 in Fort Myers, Florida. Mr. Wissinger and Mr. Volz, both with felony records, are now able to register to vote for the first time after a new constitutional amendment took effect, which automatically restores voting rights to most people who have felonies on their record.

Undercutting reform, Florida moves to ban certain people from ever voting again

Lawmakers are redefining certain crimes in order to carve out broad exceptions to who can regain the right to vote.

Mar 20, 2019

A person registering to vote

The Appeal Podcast: The Backlash Against Expanding Voting Rights

With Appeal staff reporter Kira Lerner

Adam H. Johnson

Mar 07, 2019