The opinion is a vehement rebuke of Florida Republicans’ voter suppression scheme.
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Florida Can’t Bar Ex-Felons From Voting Just Because They’re Poor, Appeals Court Rules
The opinion is a vehement rebuke of Florida Republicans’ efforts to suppress the vote.
Florida’s ex-felons, the court declared, “are not punished in proportion to their culpability but to their wealth—equally guilty but wealthier felons are offered access to the ballot while these plaintiffs continue to be disenfranchised, perhaps forever.” By doing so, the state “unconstitutionally punishes a class of felons based only on their wealth.”