Gov. DeSantis makes 'very, very unusual' request to appeal to voting rights decision

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1. DeSantis is doggedly challenging the recently-restored rights of convicted felons to vote in 2020.

The people voted in favor of Florida Amendment 4, the Voting Rights Restoration for Felons Initiative, by 64% in 2018, restoring the voting rights of over one million Floridians. The ballot initiative required a supermajority of 60% support to pass.

Republicans in the state legislature immediately passed laws requiring convicted felons reimburse the state for all legal costs involved in their prosecutions before they could vote again, essentially creating a new poll tax. This February a federal judge called this scheme "unconstitutional."

Now DeSantis is again trying to disenfranchise over one million Florida voters. Republicans know Amendment 4 will affect all future elections in the swing state, known for very tight voting outcomes. It's just more Republican voter suppression.