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Florida makes the restoration of voting rights contingent on criminal debt payments

  • Written by Victoria Shineman, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Pittsburgh
Florida makes the restoration of voting rights contingent on criminal debt paymentsFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis, right, signed the measure state lawmakers approved.AP Photo/Steve Cannon

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a measure approved by state lawmakers that makes the restoration of voting rights for people convicted of felonies contingent on having paid off all criminal debt associated with their conviction.

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