A US appeals court says Florida can stop ex-felons from voting if they owe court fines or fees associated with their convictions
The 6-4 ruling by the full 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a lower court's ruling blocking the law.The law, Chief Judge William Pryor wrote in the majority opinion, doesn't constitute a poll tax. Instead,"it promotes full rehabilitation of returning citizens and ensures full satisfaction of the punishment imposed for the crimes by which felons forfeited the right to vote.
Friday's ruling overturns a decision from US District Court Robert Hinkle, who had said the Florida law, in respect to those people who are unable to pay, violates the Constitution. Hinkle called the state's procedure an"unconstitutional pay-to-vote system."Convicted felons in Florida had their voting rights restored with a constitutional amendment that passed in November 2018.
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