Floridians Face Prison for Voting from Jail by Tough-on-Crime Republicans Retaliate Against Rights Restoration Efforts by Jenifer Lockwood and Panagioti Tsolkas The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) has concluded an eight-month investigation involving the Alachua County Supervisor of Elections Office’s effort to register voters in the county jail. So …

Florida’s “Pay-to-Vote” System Struck Down by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A Florida federal district court declared portions of Florida’s felon voting system unconstitutional. It issued injunctive relief that orders a new process put in place for indigent persons who owe financial obligations as part of a criminal sentence. …

Coalition Fights to Ensure Jailed Voters in Arizona Can Vote by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer In 1974, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that jail detainees who are under no voting disability — which essentially means that they have not yet been convicted of a felony and lost their right …

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 …