How Many Felons Register To Vote In Florida
3 election the florida rights restoration coalition says it saw a surge in registrations in the last two months.
How many felons register to vote in florida. Group says 67 000 florida felons registered to vote in nov. But the euphoria was short lived. In all more than 1 1 million floridians are unable to vote because they have felony convictions or owe court debts making florida the nation s disenfranchisement leader the report states. If all 1 4 million eligible former felons registered to vote they would make up roughly 10 of the voting population in the state. Ex felons are facing new hurdles when registering to vote in florida.
While there are over 21 million floridians over 7 of them are former felons there are only 13 million registered voters in florida according to recent data. By tyler kendall september 1 2020 7 20 am cbs news. That s a much lower rate. A little more than 67 000 felons have registered to vote in florida under amendment 4 according to a voting rights group a smaller tally than the 1 4 million expected. At least 67 000 felons registered to vote in florida group says while the number falls short of the estimated 1 4 million people the state voted to enfranchise in 2018 civil rights groups said it was still a historic moment.
In july the state estimated about 85 000 felons had registered to vote.