Human rights groups on Friday sued Florida over a law that in effect denies more than a million ex-convicts the right to vote in the 2020 presidential election in the key swing state. Governor Rick DeSantis, a Republican, had earlier Friday signed into law the bill, which was approved by the state legislature
Miami - Human rights groups on Friday sued Florida over a law that in effect denies more than a million ex-convicts the right to vote in the 2020 presidential election in the key swing state.
The American Civil Liberties Union, the largest human rights group in the US, along with the NAACP, the largest advocacy group for African-Americans, and New York University Law School filed suit against the new law. In November last year, Florida voters taking part in a referendum known as Amendment 4 agreed to restore the voting rights of more than one million former convicts, except those who had served time for murder or sex crimes.But the Republican-dominated state legislature created another bill, the one signed Friday, that curbed the process.
The issue is highly sensitive in a state where elections tend to be decided by a very narrow margin. And Florida also tends to play a key role in deciding the ultimate winner.
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