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Florida restores voting rights to 1.5 million citizens, which might also decrease crime

  • Written by Victoria Shineman, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Pittsburgh
People in Miami learn about Amendment 4.AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee

Voters in Florida approved a ballot measure on Tuesday that restores voting rights to citizens with felony convictions once they have completed their full sentence.

The newly elected Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis opposed the measure called Amendment 4. But more than 64 percent of Florida...

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