DeSantis Sued Over Intimidation By “Election Police”

The Washington Post reports:

A voting rights group filed a lawsuit against presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) Wednesday morning over the use of so-called election police and other alleged intimidation and voter suppression tactics aimed at citizens with felony criminal records.

The Florida Rights Restoration Coalition and several individuals impacted by the state’s policies allege that they violate the Voting Rights Act of 1965, hindering the rights of about 1.4 million formerly disenfranchised residents.

The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Miami, argues that a lack of a reliable database allowing people with convictions to determine their voter eligibility status is unconstitutional and a failure to adhere to Amendment 4, a ballot initiative passed in 2018 to grant voting rights to people with felony records who are in good standing with the law.

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A voting rights group filed a lawsuit against presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Wednesday over the use of so-called election police and other alleged intimidation and voter suppression tactics.https://t.co/0XbJpHc8xW

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