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Florida Rights Group Sue for Illegal Intimidation of People with Felonies Seeking to Vote

HeadlineJul 21, 2023

The Florida Rights Restoration Committee is suing Governor DeSantis for illegally intimidating people with felonies in order to prevent them from voting. The lawsuit accuses Florida of creating intentional obstacles to determine voting eligibility and creating an “election police” to go after people who may have cast ballots without knowing they were still not legally permitted to do so. Almost all those targeted by the police force were Black and Democrats.

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