because the ballot initially passed 1 in 5 black voters were barred from voting. that all changed with that landmark constitutional naement 2018, at least until republicans got their hands on it. in 2019, the republican-controlled legislature under governor ron desantis passed a law that allowed convicted felons to be eligible to vote only if they had repaid their court fines and fees. this is pay for play, if you will. the confusion for that change to the amendment, plus the fact it was not made clear to convicted felons that if they were convicted of murder or a felony sex offense that they could not vote, all of that has made it sort of a mess down in the state of florida. and it s against that backdrop that two months ago, governor desantis held a big press conference to announce this crackdown on voter fraud in florida. the crackdown that targeted a select group of voters. desantis declared that newly created election police force had made a whopping 20 arrests. and those 20 arres
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