Federal Judge Keeps Heat on Florida to Implement Amendment 4 Voter Restoration for Ex-Felons by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On April 7, 2020, Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and its GOP-dominated legislature lost another round in their battle to limit a voter-approved amendment to the state constitution providing …

Coronavirus Pandemic Could Vastly Reduce Prison Voting by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In the months prior to the COVID-19 pandemic being declared, voting rights activists were gaining momentum in helping those in jail register and arrange to cast ballots. In the aftermath of the pandemic’s outbreak, activists now …

Collateral Consequences Resource Center, 50-State Report on Laws Restoring Rights and Opportunities After Arrest or Conviction, 2020 The Many Roads to Reintegration A 50-State Report on Laws Restoring Rights and Opportunities After Arrest or Conviction By Margaret Love & David Schlussel September 2020 • i COLLATE CONSEQU RESOURCE CENTER COLLATERAL …

The Sentencing Project, Expanding Voting Rights to All Citizens in the Era of Mass Incarceration, 2020 THE SENTENCING PROJECT Expanding Voting Rights to All Citizens in the Era of Mass Incarceration In order to strengthen democracy and address significant racial disparities, states must pass reforms establishing universal voting for people …

Collateral Consequences: The Crossroads of Punishment, Redemption, and the Effects on Communities, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 2019 U . S . C O M M I S S I O N O N C I V I L R I G H T S COLLATERAL CONSEQUENCES: The Crossroads of …

Voice of the Ex-Offender v. State of Louisana, LA, Historians' Amicus Brief, Right to Vote for Ex-Offenders, 2018 COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT STATE OF LOUISIANA DOCKET NO. 2017-CA-1141 VOICE OF THE EX-OFFENDER, ET AL., Plaintiffs-Appellants, versus STATE OF LOUISIANA, ET AL., Defendants-Appellees On Appeal form the 19th Judicial Circuit, …

Thompson v. Alabama, AL, Class Action Complaint, Felon Disenfranchisement, 2016 2. As detailed below, Section 177(b) of the Alabama Constitution, which disenfranchises individuals with convictions of felonies “involving moral turpitude,” is a direct successor to the Alabama’s 1901 racially discriminatory constitutional disenfranchisement provision. It is inextricably tied to Alabama’s long …

The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Do Voting Rights Notification Laws Increase Ex-Felon Turnout, 2014 The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science http://ann.sagepub.com/ Do Voting Rights Notification Laws Increase Ex-Felon Turnout? Marc Meredith and Michael Morse The ANNALS of the American …