US Supreme Court blocks Florida ex-felons from voting in 2020 elections

[tulipsandroses]

A divided U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld an appellate court’s decision to temporarily block hundreds of thousands of Florida felons from voting, making it unlikely that they will be allowed to cast a ballot in the state’s primary next month — and possibly in November’s crucial presidential election.

The high court’s order came just four days before Monday’s deadline to register for the August primary, when voters will choose candidates for Congress, the state Legislature and local ra

A divided U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld an appellate court’s decision to temporarily block hundreds of thousands of Florida felons from voting, making it unlikely that they will be allowed to cast a ballot in the state’s primary next month — and possibly in November’s crucial presidential election.

The high court’s order came just four days before Monday’s deadline to register for the August primary, when voters will choose candidates for Congress, the state Legislature and local races

However, Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Ruth Bader Ginsberg and Elena Kagan joined in a written dissent, saying the high court’s order “prevents thousands of otherwise eligible voters from participating in Florida’s primary election simply because they are poor.”

Writing for the dissenters, Sotomayor said the order “allows the Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit to disrupt Florida’s election process just days before the July 20 voter-registration deadline for the August primary.”
[link:https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/fl-ne-nsf-felon-voting-rights-at-stake-20200716-qoavn4dy6ncfhevtxsxp7vohv4-story.html|

[Dlpger61]

1. John Roberts

The Chief Justice is the biggest purveyor of promoting VOTER SUPPRESSION.

[SiliconValley_Dem]

6. exactly. he's responsible for gutting Voting Rights Act and upholding Citizens United

take power from minorities and give more power to the super wealthy and corporations. so depressed

[Delarage]

2. Some countries

fine their citizens if they fail to vote. Our government does everything they can to KEEP PEOPLE FROM VOTING

[RainCaster]

3. This is so very wrong...

[MyOwnPeace]

4. This TRULY points to the most serious problem of the coming election.......

the RepubliCon effort to deny the right to vote for millions of Americans.

THIS IS NOT RIGHT!

We MUST do whatever necessary to assure the right to vote for every American citizen! Join the fight - support your local ACLU and the national organization - they will take it to the courts!

[FloridaBlues]

5. So much for voters having the say we passed it with over 60 %

[Takket]

7. i think its important to point out.........

that this doesn't "slam the door" on the effected persons voting in November (but it does for the primary). It is not a ruling in DeSantis's favor but rather SCOTUS upheld a stay to leave the illegal poll tax in effect while the appeals court takes additional time to make a ruling.