Abstract
Florida’s passage of Amendment 4, which restored voting rights to certain convicted felons upon completion of their terms of sentence, was celebrated as a landmark victory for democratic representation and recidivism efforts. However, this victory was gutted by the Florida Legislature’s passage of Senate Bill 7066, which interpreted “all terms of sentence” to include repayment of a felon’s legal financial obligations—fines, restitution, costs, and fees—ordered by the sentencing court. This Note surveys the toll that Senate Bill 7066 imposes on democracy and equity, and challenges the Eleventh Circuit’s decision to uphold the Bill as constitutionally valid in Jones v. Governor of Florida.
Recommended Citation
Grabowski, Ashley
(2023)
"The Fight for Felon Re-Enfranchisement: Rethinking the Eleventh Circuit's Approach to Senate Bill 7066,"
University of Florida Journal of Law & Public Policy: Vol. 34:
Iss.
1, Article 4.
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.ufl.edu/jlpp/vol34/iss1/4