Former Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum on Monday slammed the state Legislature’s move to curtail voting rights for felons who have served their sentences, calling it a “poll tax” that will disproportionately impact voters of color.
The former Tallahassee mayor testified at a voting rights hearing held by the U.S. House of Representatives in Fort Lauderdale. Gillum and U.S. House Democrats assailed the Florida Legislature’s passage last Friday of a measure to require felons to pay fines and restitution costs before they can register to vote.
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