Coverage dated October 8, 2021

Florida felon voting activist Meade gets civil rights back

Headline from NWI Times

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida activist who led a movement to allow most former felons to vote got more civil rights restored under a new state clemency program.

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NWI Times
Florida felon voting activist Meade gets civil rights back (opens NWI Times)
Published Oct 8, 2021
NWI Times's feed description
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida activist who led a movement to allow most former felons to vote got more civil rights restored under a new state clemency program.
Florida Politics
Activist Desmond Meade has civil rights restored (opens Florida Politics)
Published Oct 8, 2021
Florida Politics's feed description
Meade is the founder, president and executive director of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition.
Florida Phoenix
Desmond Meade, felons' rights activist, wins restoration of his own civil rights (opens Florida Phoenix)
Published Oct 8, 2021
Florida Phoenix's feed description
Desmond Meade, a main force behind Florida’s drive to restore civil rights to thousands of former felons, now has had his own rights restored. The announcement came Saturday during a Twitter broadcast during which family members presented Meade with a certificate from the Office of Executive Clemenc…
Tampa Bay Times
Florida voting rights leader Desmond Meade has civil rights restored (opens Tampa Bay Times)
Published Oct 8, 2021
Tampa Bay Times's feed description
In March, Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet approved major changes to the state’s clemency process.

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