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In practice states do whatever they like, even if something is wildly unpopular with voters. Exhibit A: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Florida_Amendment_4#I
by triceratops 5y ago
In practice states do whatever they like, even if something is wildly unpopular with voters. Exhibit A: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Florida_Amendment_4#Implementation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Florida_Amendment_4#Imple...
- s1artibartfast 5y agoI dont follow. Your link shows 65% support for the amendment. what am I missing?
- triceratops 5y agoRead the section that I linked to specifically. The state's implementation ensured that in practice, most felons wouldn't have their voting rights restored because they hadn't paid fees and fines. And in many cases, had no way to know how much they owed. The idea of restoring voting rights was wildly popular (65% in favor) yet it didn't actually happen.
- s1artibartfast 5y agoOK, I see what you are getting at now. I was expecting to see something about the public support for the implementation where voting is contingent on paying fines.