Opinion: A new poll tax will suppress Florida’s voting reform
Desmond Meade is hugged by a friend inside the Orange County Supervisor of Elections office in Florida after registering to vote. Ex-felons regained their voting rights in the state Jan. 8.
For many of those affected, the new law will impose a financial burden that is impossible to meet. As Slate’s Mark Joseph Stern explains, “Florida is a pioneer of ‘cash-register justice,’ charging defendants ‘user fees’ to finance its criminal justice system and saddling them with massive fines upon conviction.” The state charges people with felony convictions for everything from the court costs to medical care in prison to drug testing upon their release.
Indeed, the Republican Party’s broader voter suppression strategy is shaping up to be a major factor in the 2020 elections. After six states enacted new voter restrictions in 2018, Arizona and Tennessee have already followed suit this year. In Texas, which, like Arizona, is trending toward Democrats, the Republican-controlled state senate recently advanced a bill that could make even small errors on voter registration forms punishable with jail time.
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