The 2020 presidential election is still 18 months off, but in Florida the legal battle over voting is already well underway
Their most recent example is the GOP-controlled Legislature’s passage of a bill this spring that would restrict the voting rights of ex-felons despite a voter-approved amendment that ended Florida’s long-standing disenfranchisement of convicted felons.
GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis has said he plans to sign the recently passed election overhaul into law. The legislation requires ex-felons to pay off all court-ordered restitution, fees and fines before they can be eligible to vote. A judge would have the ability to waive the costs or turn it into community service.
“I find it fascinating that only one political party is talking about political ramifications,” Grant said. “It’s offensive at its core for a political party to assume that people who break the law are Democrats.” Lawyers waging election-law battles in Florida are nothing new. In 2000, a disputed recount resulted in Republican George W. Bush winning the White House after he defeated Democrat Al Gore by 537 votes. But in past cycles, the effort usually has ramped up a few months before the election.
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