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Re:No, America is not collapsing by triceratops on Tuesday May 10, 2022 @10:48AM (#31327770)
In practice states do whatever they like, even if something is wildly unpopular with voters. Exhibit A: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Florida_Amendment_4#Imple...
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Re:No, America is not collapsing by s1artibartfast on Tuesday May 10, 2022 @11:01AM (#31327931)
I dont follow. Your link shows 65% support for the amendment. what am I missing?
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Re:No, America is not collapsing by triceratops on Tuesday May 10, 2022 @11:15AM (#31328091)
Read the section that I linked to specifically. The state's implementation ensured that in practice, most felons wouldn't have their voting rights restored because they hadn't paid fees and fines. And in many cases, had no way to know how much they owed.

The idea of restoring voting rights was wildly popular (65% in favor) yet it didn't actually happen.

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Re:No, America is not collapsing by s1artibartfast on Tuesday May 10, 2022 @11:26AM (#31328269)
OK, I see what you are getting at now. I was expecting to see something about the public support for the implementation where voting is contingent on paying fines.
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