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Bloomberg Should Be Praised for His Generous Offer to Discharged Convicts

Commentary The opposition to Michael Bloomberg's promise to pay the fines of discharged Florida convicts who still owe assessed fines, in order to enable them to vote in the presidential ...

September 28, 2020BY Conrad Black

Judges: Florida Felons Can’t Vote Until They Pay Fines

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—Florida felons must pay all fines, restitution, and legal fees before they can regain their right ...

September 11, 2020BY The Associated Press

Iowa Governor Grants Felons Right to Vote, Ending State’s Holdout Status

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed an executive order on Aug. 5 giving all but a few categories of ...

August 5, 2020BY Matthew Vadum

New Kentucky Democratic Governor Allows Over 140,000 Ex-Felons to Vote

More than 140,000 convicted felons have had their right to vote restored in the state of Kentucky, after ...

December 13, 2019BY Isabel van Brugen

New Law Allows Felons to Serve on Juries in California

A new state law will permit felons to serve on California juries starting on Jan. 1, 2020. The ...

December 5, 2019BY Chris Karr

Restoring Felons’ Voting Rights Gains Momentum

The movement to restore voting rights to convicted felons gained steam in recent days as felons filed suit ...

October 22, 2019BY Matthew Vadum

Florida Governor Asks State Supreme Court to Advise on Felon Voting

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has taken the unusual step of asking his state’s Supreme Court to render an ...

August 11, 2019BY Matthew Vadum

Lawsuits Seek to Block Fla. Legislation Requiring Felons to Pay Restitution

After Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a measure into law that requires felons to pay any outstanding court-ordered ...

July 2, 2019BY Matthew Vadum

Bernie Sanders Says Felons Should Be Allowed to Vote From Behind Bars

Democratic socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders told a town hall in Iowa on April 7 that convicted felons should ...

April 8, 2019BY Ivan Pentchoukov