• InverseParallax@lemmy.worldEnglish
      191·
      16 days ago

      Funny thing:

      You can’t vote in Florida as a felon.

      But: You can vote in Florida if you’re a felon in another state, and that crime is not a felony in Florida.

      Basically Florida has no laws against… well, just don’t ask too many questions…

      Donald Trump retained his voting rights in Florida after his felony conviction due to the interplay between Florida and New York laws regarding felon disenfranchisement. Florida law stipulates that a felony conviction in another state renders a person ineligible to vote in Florida only if the conviction would make them ineligible to vote in the state where the conviction occurred. PolitiFact

      In New York, individuals convicted of felonies lose their voting rights only while incarcerated; once released, their rights are restored. Since Trump was not incarcerated following his New York conviction, he remained eligible to vote under New York law. Consequently, Florida recognized his eligibility, allowing him to retain his voting rights.

      Basically once he’s sentenced he loses his voting rights.

      • Bassman1805@lemmy.world
        9·
        16 days ago

        It’s not that “the crime isn’t a felony in Florida”, it’s that Florida defaults to the felony-voter rules of the state where the crime was committed.

        New York lets felons vote as long as they’re not currently incarcerated, so Florida lets him vote.