On November 6, the voters of Florida passed an initiative, restoring voting rights to most ex-felons, but not all of them. Under the initiative, certain crimes still prevent ex-felons from registering, such as murder and violent sex crimes. On November 20, the Eleventh Circuit asked both sides in the pending lawsuit Hand v Scott whether any plaintiffs still have any voting rights problem.

The lawsuit challenges the old law and the arbitrary rules concerning ex-felons asking the Governor to restore their voting rights. Both sides must respond by December 5, Wednesday.