Voting Rights and the Interaction of Courts, Elected Branches and the Public: A Case Study of Felon Disenfranchisement in Florida

• In Event: Race and the Carceral State

Brief Overview

This paper examines the interaction of court decisions, gubernatorial acts, and popular movements regarding Florida’s criminal disenfranchisement law, and the implications for other voting rights conflicts like voter identification laws.

Author

• Michael Tager, Marietta College