Ron DeSantis narrowly won in 2018 in an election in which more than 20% of black citizens were not allowed to vote.
His legacy will be that he fought tooth-and-nail to make sure he gets to wage his re-election bid under that same Jim Crow-era rules of mass exclusion.
His legacy will be that he fought tooth-and-nail to make sure he gets to wage his re-election bid under that same Jim Crow-era rules of mass exclusion.
What DeSantis wants will strip hundreds of thousands of poorer Floridians, disproportionately people of color bc of the racially skewed over-policing & overcharging in Florida's system.
**AND** (this is key) it will ensnare many others via intimidation:
**AND** (this is key) it will ensnare many others via intimidation:
The Florida Rights Restoration Coalition has been fighting to restore people's voting rights.
Information to help here: wegotthevote.org/finesandfees/
Also check out @TheAppeal's coverage of efforts to reform disenfranchisement in many states--maybe yours: theappeal.org/political-repo….
Information to help here: wegotthevote.org/finesandfees/
Also check out @TheAppeal's coverage of efforts to reform disenfranchisement in many states--maybe yours: theappeal.org/political-repo….
