On December 19, the ex-felons who had been challenging Florida’s arbitrary procedures for getting permission from the Governor to restore their voting rights filed a brief in Hand v Scott, 18-11388. They argue that their lawsuit is now completely moot, because the voters passed an initiative last month ending their problem. The individuals who filed Hand v Scott say that all of the plaintiffs who owe court costs and fines will soon pay them, so they will all be permitted to register to vote soon.
The state had recently said that the case is not moot because some of the individuals who had filed the case still owe court costs or fines.