Free the Vote

Published: Sept. 25, 2020, 11 p.m.

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Maria and Julio are joined by Desmond Meade, the executive director of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition and the author of the new upcoming book Let My People Vote. They unpack Florida\\u2019s recent court decision that restricts returning citizens\\u2019 eligibility to vote. They also discuss voter suppression nationwide and how this will impact the 2020 election.\\xa0 ITT Staff Picks - Fabiola Cineas sits down with Rosemary McCoy and Sheila Singleton, two Black women fighting against felony disenfranchisement, in an interview for Vox. - \\u201cThe Decision Upholding Florida\\u2019s Jim Crow\\u2013Style Poll Tax Is an Affront to Democracy,\\u201d write Perry Grossman and Mark Joseph Stern in an article for Slate. - Patricia Mazzei and Michael Wines examine how Republicans restricted returning citizens\\u2019 voting rights in Florida in this piece for The New York Times. Photo credit: Florida Rights Restoration Coalition \\xa0

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