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Florida makes the restoration of voting rights contingent on criminal debt payments

  • Written by Victoria Shineman, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Pittsburgh
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, right, signed the measure state lawmakers approved.AP Photo/Steve Cannon

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a measure approved by state lawmakers that makes the restoration of voting rights for people convicted of felonies contingent on having paid off all criminal debt associated with their conviction.

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