Amendment 4

Desmond Meade was recently named as a MacArthur Foundation fellow for 2021 — commonly known as a “genius" grant. He discusses honor and his activism in passing Amendment 4 in 2018.

Meade led the successful 2018 effort to enact Amendment 4 in 2018.

Hundreds of thousands of Floridians could be eligible to get their civil rights restored.

Here is how Florida voted on the ballot amendments during the 2020 general election.

Tens of thousands of returning citizens could vote in this year's election after serving time for felony convictions.

Desmond Meade voted for in his first presidential election ever on Saturday.

Critics say Amendment 4 would put an end to citizen-led amendments to the Florida constitution.

A lawyer for Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis said under questioning by a federal appeals court Tuesday that felons in Florida do not have a fundamental right…

After many twists and turns in the legal battle over the Legislature’s interpretation of Amendment 4, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is poised to hear arguments Tuesday in Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appeal of a federal judge’s ruling that found the law unconstitutional.

A group of Hillsborough County residents who served time for felony convictions but can’t afford to pay outstanding fines and court fees had their voting…

A potential new battleground in the battle over voting rights in Florida has opened up. This time it revolves around a form that would bring clarity to...

A U.S. District judge has ruled that the law, which would have required felons to pay court-related debts before they can register to vote, discriminates against those who cannot afford the payments.