But those affected say the struggle is far from overThe biggest voting rights win in recent US history – and the Republicans trying to thwart itThe biggest voting rights win in recent US history – and the Republicans trying to thwart itOne year ago, Florida enacted the biggest expansion of the right to vote in America in a generation. This policy would re-enfranchise 1.4 million people – one of the biggest expansions of voting rights since the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the most significant in this generation. McGregor lost his voting rights when he was 18 and convicted of a felony for attempted burglary. Photograph: Sarah Espedido/The GuardianAmendment 4 restored voting rights to many people, but it hasn’t restored all rights to those with felony convictions. The drug-related felony had cost him three months of life, three years of probation, and his voting rights for decades.

Source: The Guardian January 09, 2020 15:38 UTC