Judge orders Gov. Scott, Cabinet to create system to restore felons’ voting rights

“U.S. District Judge Mark Walker in Tallahassee ordered Gov. Rick Scott and the Cabinet to dismantle Florida’s “fatally flawed” system of arbitrarily restoring voting rights to felons and to replace it by April 26.” “The judge issued a permanent injunction in support of the Fair Elections Legal Network, which sued the state a year ago. The group … Continue reading Judge orders Gov. Scott, Cabinet to create system to restore felons’ voting rights