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Desmond Meade

President of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition and chair of Floridians for a Fair Democracy.

StoryOct 28, 2022

DeSantis Condemned for Using “Election Police” to Intimidate Florida Voters with Felony Convictions

StoryAug 22, 2022

In Attack on Voting Rights, DeSantis’s Election Police Arrest 20 Former Felons for Voting in Florida

StoryNov 13, 2020

Voting Activist Desmond Meade on Re-enfranchising People & Why “Ex-Felon” Is a Dehumanizing Label

StoryMay 07, 2019

After Florida Re-enfranchises 1.4 Million, Republicans Push New “Poll Tax” for Formerly Incarcerated

StoryNov 07, 2018

“Love Prevails”: Floridians Celebrate Massive Restoration of Voting Rights to People with Felonies

StoryNov 06, 2018

Florida’s Amendment 4 Would Restore Voting Rights to 1.4 Million People with Nonviolent Felonies

Web ExclusiveOct 31, 2018

Video: Amy Goodman and Voting Rights Activists Weigh Historic Vote to Re-Enfranchise 1.4M Floridians

StoryOct 16, 2018

Desmond Meade Hopes to Win Voting Rights for 1.4M Floridians with Felony Convictions—Including Himself

StoryMar 14, 2016

Thanks to Jim Crow Era Law, 1 in 4 African-American Adults Can’t Vote in Florida’s Primary

StoryFeb 12, 2014

From Jail to Law School: Jim Crow-Era Law Bars Florida Man from Voting, Taking Bar, Serving on Jury

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