NAACP Likely to Sue Florida for Ignoring Voting Rights Act on Ex-Felon Vote Change

Last month, the NAACP sent this letter to Florida Governor Rick Scott. It politely asks him to submit recent legal changes (concerning voting for ex-felons) to the U.S. Justice Department. Earlier this year, the Governor and his cabinet changed procedures for ex-felons to register to vote. The Scott changes require an ex-felon to wait five years after release before asking permission to register to vote. Florida is covered by Section Five of the Voting Rights Act, so this change should have been submitted to the Justice Department. Scott has not responded to the letter, even though the NAACP had asked for a response by April 8. Although the NAACP has not said yet that it will sue, it seems likely that a lawsuit will be filed.


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NAACP Likely to Sue Florida for Ignoring Voting Rights Act on Ex-Felon Vote Change — 1 Comment

  1. If the NAACP would spend as much time keeping blacks out of drugs, crimes and killing one another as they do “Always Complaining” about something, they would actually accomplish positive actions. Instead they always play race card while denying others Rights.

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