In Florida convicted felons may not vote until their sentences have been served and they have paid all outstanding fines and restitution.
Okay, that is just not true. I don’t understand how Former Florida appeals court judge Philip Padovano doesn’t get that. Trump is clearly able to vote now under Florida law.
The law states that:
A felony conviction in Florida for murder or a sexual offense makes a person ineligible to vote in Florida unless and until the person’s right to vote is restored by the State Clemency Board.
For any other felony conviction in Florida, a person is eligible to register and vote if the person has completed all terms of his or her sentence. Completion of the sentence means: Prison or jail time; Parole, probation, or other forms of supervision; and Payment of the total amount of all fines, fees, costs, and restitution ordered as part of the felony sentence.
On the surface, that sounds like Trump shouldn’t be allowed to vote, but note that this first section refers to convictions in Florida. The law goes on to state that:
>A felony conviction in another state makes a person ineligible to vote in Florida only if the conviction would make the person ineligible to vote in the state where the person was convicted.
He was convicted in New York. Here is the pertinent law in New York:
A new law passed in 2021, restores the right to vote for a person convicted of a felony upon release from incarceration, regardless of if they are on parole or have a term of post-release supervision. If a convicted felon is not incarcerated, they are eligible to register to vote.
Since he is not incarcerated in NY, he is eligible to vote in NY and therefore eligible to vote in FL. Sad to say, but it’s true. Don’t waste your time on this one, there’s plenty of real stuff to go after him for.
It’s not cut and dry. This is something to be litigated. A conviction in NY would make Trump ineligible to vote while incarcerated. This needs a hearing at the very least, especially since it’s not just one felony here: it’s 34. Jail time is a distinct possibility.
This is why we have courts: to keep serial felons like trump off the streets.
It depends on the exact legal wording in the sections that law changed. Not the summary of the law, but the actual wording on the books.
Most laws don’t really account for the time between conviction and sentencing very well. Here for instance, Trump has been convicted, but he hasn’t been incarcerated yet, so he also hasn’t completed his time, which would obviously be a prerequisite for parole or post-release supervision.
I would almost swear these are bad faith actors purposefully spreading misinformation about Trump so they can scream BoTh SiDeS! I’ve been seeing a lot of it recently
That’s really sketch since the NY law is clearly referencing post prison time periods. That said I have little doubt Florida will read it the way you did.
You lose your right to vote while you are in prison for a felony conviction. If you are convicted of a felony and you are released from prison, you can vote. If you are convicted of a felony and your sentence is suspended, you can vote.
Trump will not lose his voting rights until he is incarcerated. That hasn’t happened (yet), because he hasn’t been sentenced yet.
Okay, that is just not true. I don’t understand how Former Florida appeals court judge Philip Padovano doesn’t get that. Trump is clearly able to vote now under Florida law.
The law states that:
On the surface, that sounds like Trump shouldn’t be allowed to vote, but note that this first section refers to convictions in Florida. The law goes on to state that:
He was convicted in New York. Here is the pertinent law in New York:
Since he is not incarcerated in NY, he is eligible to vote in NY and therefore eligible to vote in FL. Sad to say, but it’s true. Don’t waste your time on this one, there’s plenty of real stuff to go after him for.
Thank you for looking into it that well. Last thing we need is more disinformation and here say.
It’s not cut and dry. This is something to be litigated. A conviction in NY would make Trump ineligible to vote while incarcerated. This needs a hearing at the very least, especially since it’s not just one felony here: it’s 34. Jail time is a distinct possibility.
This is why we have courts: to keep serial felons like trump off the streets.
Yeah, the fact he has not yet been sentenced could be a sticking point.
It depends on the exact legal wording in the sections that law changed. Not the summary of the law, but the actual wording on the books.
Most laws don’t really account for the time between conviction and sentencing very well. Here for instance, Trump has been convicted, but he hasn’t been incarcerated yet, so he also hasn’t completed his time, which would obviously be a prerequisite for parole or post-release supervision.
I would almost swear these are bad faith actors purposefully spreading misinformation about Trump so they can scream BoTh SiDeS! I’ve been seeing a lot of it recently
That’s really sketch since the NY law is clearly referencing post prison time periods. That said I have little doubt Florida will read it the way you did.
It didn’t say eligible to vote. It says eligible to register.
Learn to read.
Dear gods, if you are eligible to register to vote then you are eligible to vote.
Does this link from nycourts.gov make it clearer?
Trump will not lose his voting rights until he is incarcerated. That hasn’t happened (yet), because he hasn’t been sentenced yet.