🔬DEEP DIVE: Florida lawmakers are ignoring their voters

Florida voters passed Amendment 4 overwhelmingly last November. So why won't legislators enact it? [All On The Line] {NAME} -- If you're looking for a page-by-page analysis of the Mueller Report, it's not here. But here's what we do want to highlight: In Florida, state legislators are straight-up ignoring what voters demanded they do last November ... and in the process, they're threatening voting rights for 1.4 million people. [ What's going on? On November 6, Florida voters passed the state's Amendment 4 with 64.5% of the vote. The amendment restored voting eligibility to 1.4 million Florida citizens with a past felony conviction. They served their time and paid their debt to society, and it was long overdue: Before the amendment passed, Florida was one of only four states in the country with a lifetime ban on voting for certain people. Great! So ... Amendment 4 is good to go? Not quite. After three months, it's already under threat from the state legislature. They're trying to tack on additional restrictions to the amendment that would severely threaten who is actually able to get their right to vote back -- suppressing voters and ignoring what Floridians demanded they do last November. Has this happened before? It's becoming the Florida standard. For years, Sunshine State voters have passed common-sense, progressive ballot initiatives -- Fair Districts and medical marijuana, to name two -- only to see the state legislature spend millions of their own tax dollars to fight against actually enacting them. And if Republicans in the state legislature have their way, it'll become even more common. They've used gerrymandering to build an overwhelming majority in a state that is otherwise closely divided -- and now, they're trying to make it harder for citizen petitions to amend the state constitution. If that gets through, as State Rep. Margaret Good points out, voters will have nowhere to turn when the state legislature doesn't listen to them. What can we do? Right now, All On The Line is teaming up with the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition to fight back. We've already made some key progress, as both the state House and Senate have softened some of their earlier bills. IF YOU LIVE IN FLORIDA: [Call your state legislator]( and make your voice heard at this critical moment. Make sure the state House realizes Florida voters know what's going on -- and that they won't stop until their voices are actually heard. [CALL A LEGISLATOR]( IF YOU LIVE IN ANOTHER STATE: [Consider chipping in to support All On The Line.](=/) We're helping Florida citizens speak up in this really important moment, and supporting critical grassroots efforts happening in the state. [SUPPORT ALL ON THE LINE](=/) These are the kinds of attacks that do so much to undermine our democracy. They happen at the state and local level -- directly attacking voting rights, moving us away from fair elections, and cutting into voters' faith in our system. That's why we're going to stand up to them head-on. Help us put a stop to this, and make sure Florida voters have their voices heard. Thanks, José José Morales Community Engagement & Projects Director, All On The Line Paid for by Organizing for Action. Contributions or gifts to Organizing for Action are not tax deductible. This email was sent to: {EMAIL}. If that is not your preferred email address, you can update your information [here](=/). We believe that emails are a vital way to stay in direct contact with supporters. Click [here]( if you'd like to unsubscribe from these messages. Paid for by Organizing for Action, P.O. Box 618120 Chicago, IL 60661