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John, I have amazing news!
CLC and its partners just achieved a historic victory in Florida—a federal court has blocked a Florida law that would have denied hundreds of thousands of voters the ability to participate in the 2020 election, striking it down as unconstitutional. This is a landmark victory for voting rights!
CLC sued the state of Florida last year on behalf of three individual plaintiffs with past felony convictions—Bonnie, Diane and Lee—and a class of all affected Florida citizens who were being denied the right to vote because they couldn't pay costs and fees associated with their prior convictions.
Now, for the first time, a federal court ruled that conditioning rights restoration on the payment of costs and fees constitutes a poll tax. CLC’s suit – the only one brought as a class action – ensured that today’s ruling applies broadly to all voters seeking voting rights restoration in Florida. This win for CLC’s clients and the plaintiff class is historic.
Celebrate this victory for voting rights. Share our Facebook post to spread the good news to your friends!
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