Florida Supreme Court considers voting rights amendment
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (AP) – The Florida Supreme Court is being asked to approve the wording of a proposed amendment that could allow convicted criminals to vote.
Backers of the amendment went before the high court on Monday. Justices must decide whether the amendment is misleading.
Florida’s constitution bars people convicted of felonies from being able to vote after they have left prison. Convicted felons must ask to have their voting rights restored.
The amendment would allow most convicts to have their rights automatically restored after they have completed their prison sentence. Felons convicted of murder or a sexual offense would not be eligible.
Amendment supporters still must gather more than 700,000 signatures to place the amendment on the 2018 ballot.
An attorney for Attorney General Pam Bondi said she is not taking a stance on the amendment wording.
As always…isn’t it odd that the 2 crimes (globally by the way) that have the lowest recidivism rates are the 2 crimes that this does not apply to?
Doesn’t this violate the “Equal Protection Clause”, a felon is a felon, no matter what law he/she violated. Now, the Sex Offender/Predator who was given leniency by the State Attorneys Office, and allowed to Plead to, just “Battery”, with No Registration, will be allowed to Vote. After all, there only guilty of “Battery”. Since this law came out in 1993, there are thousands in the county(Hillsborough) were I live, who don’t have to register. The State/Counties are controlling the “Visible” numbers. If the communities really knew what kind of shell game is being played and how many “Actuall” Sex Offenders/Predators live in there communities. I’m sure there would be an uproar.