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Jason Mariner, who served roughly two years in the Palm Beach County Jail, confirmed he did not go through the process to restore his right to hold office.
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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.
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Meade led the successful 2018 effort to enact Amendment 4 in 2018.
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Hundreds of thousands of Floridians could be eligible to get their civil rights restored.
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Tens of thousands of returning citizens could vote in this year's election after serving time for felony convictions.
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Desmond Meade voted for in his first presidential election ever on Saturday.
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Bloomberg has vowed to pump more than $100 million into Florida to assist Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential bid, and Attorney General Ashley Moody contends the assistance to the coalition could be a violation of laws against offering incentives to people or groups in exchange for voting in a particular manner.
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Desmond Meade rose from addiction, homelessness, and prison to run a campaign to re-enfranchise more than one million Florida voters; it's a tale of hope, persistence, and the power of organizing.
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Florida Rights Restoration Coalition executive director Desmond Meade was instrumental in restoring voting rights for former felons.
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Felons are finding it difficult to come up with the money necessary to allow them to vote.
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A traveling Smithsonian exhibit is now on view in Sarasota. A related event includes a collaboration with the NPR program, 1A.
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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…