Florida adds 1.4M voters to the rolls

That’s 1.4 million Floridians who should check their registration status

Amid accusations across the country of gerrymandering, voter-roll purges, and countless other obstacles to poll access, Florida is making history by restoring the right to vote to 1,400,000 convicted felons and undoing legislation that has been on the books since the 19th century.

Spearheaded by the ACLU, canvassers across the Sunshine State spent months beating the grass asking for signatures to have the Voting Rights Restoration Initiative included on the November ballot. That effort paid off in a big way. Approved by more than 60% of voters, Florida’s constitution will be amended to say that certain convicted felons, who have completed all terms of their sentences, including probation, will once again be eligible to vote in elections ranging from their local school board to presidential races.

“We celebrate one of the largest expansions of the franchise in our nation’s history with the 1.4 million Floridians who will finally have a second chance and a voice in our democracy.”

ACLU of Florida Statement Celebrating Passage of Amendment 4

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If you’ve recently had your voting rights restored in Florida or just want to keep an eye on your registration, send the word CHECK to Resistbot to make sure your registration is active. You can even sign up for monthly alerts to make sure it stays that way. And, as always, you can write to your Representitives, Senators, or Governor by sending the word Resist to Resistbot on Facebook Messenger, Telegram, or as a Twitter direct message. If none of those work for you, Resistbot also supports old fashioned SMS: text RESIST to 50409 to get started. It takes 2 minutes to give ’em a piece of your mind.