Florida felons face prison time for voting

Florida felons face prison time for voting

Axios Today

In 2018, Florida passed a historic ballot initiative to allow most felons in the state to vote. Now, 10 men with felony convictions are facing voter fraud charges, for voting before paying fines they did not know existed.

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