Trump’s case casts a spotlight on movement to restore voting rights to those convicted of felonies

By GARY FIELDS and NICHOLAS RICCARDI
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is likely to remain eligible to vote in Florida despite his conviction for 34 felonies in his New York hush money trial. That highlights the confusing way Florida handles allowing people convicted of felonies to cast ballots. While many states have been making it easier for those people to vote after serving prison time, Florida and some other states have made it harder. The Republican-controlled Legislature passed a law watering down a 2018 voter-approved constitutional amendment that restored the right to vote for people convicted of felonies. Advocates hope Trump’s situation draws attention to the wider movement to restore voting rights.