Form allows hundreds with felony convictions to find their voter eligibility

By: Mitch Perry

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: September 3, 2026

Words: 916

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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In the first statewide election since Florida created a process to allow those with felony convictions to learn whether they are eligible to vote, an advocacy group says it helped more than 400 people submit an inquiry with the state’s Division of Elections.

The development comes nearly eight years after Floridians approved Amendment 4, designed to restore voting rights to nearly 1.5 million people with felony convictions. But the process became onerous in 2019, when …

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