return2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 4 months agoDonald Trump was convicted on felony charges. Will he go to prison?www.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square68fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkDonald Trump was convicted on felony charges. Will he go to prison?www.nbcnews.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square68fedilink
minus-squareChocrates@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoHe is a Floridian though, doesn’t it take a “simple” meeting with DeSantis’s hand picked committee to get his voting rights back?
minus-squarehoshikarakitaridia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoNope. I’m not sure which law states that a convicted felon can’t vote, but I know for sure it takes quite a few years to change such foundational laws and this will not happen quickly enough. It can happen for the election after Biden v Trump tho.
He is a Floridian though, doesn’t it take a “simple” meeting with DeSantis’s hand picked committee to get his voting rights back?
Nope. I’m not sure which law states that a convicted felon can’t vote, but I know for sure it takes quite a few years to change such foundational laws and this will not happen quickly enough.
It can happen for the election after Biden v Trump tho.