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This episode contains strong language.\xa0\n\nDuring much of this election cycle, Julius Irving of Gainesville, Fla., spent his days trying to get former felons registered to vote.\n\nHe would tell them about Florida\u2019s Amendment Four, a ballot initiative that extended the franchise to those who had, in the past, been convicted on felony charges \u2014 it added an estimated 1.5 million people to the electorate, the nation\u2019s largest voting expansion in four decades.\n\nOn today\u2019s episode, Nicholas Casey, a national politics reporter, spends time with Mr. Irving in Gainesville and explores the voting rights battle in Florida.\n\nGuest: Nicholas Casey, a national politics reporter for The New York Times.\xa0\n\nFor more information on today\u2019s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily\xa0\n\nBackground reading:\xa0Former prisoners can now go to the polls in Florida. But fines remain one obstacle. Believing anything will make a difference is another. That\u2019s where Julius Irving comes in.