Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody on Wednesday requested an investigation into $16 million in donations to felon prisoners made by billionaire Michael Bloomberg.
Bloomberg donated $16 million to a group that is paying off felon prisoners' debts so that they can legally vote in the election on Nov. 3.
Bloomberg also has pledged $100 million to help Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden win Florida.
"The right to vote is fundamental to our democracy and no American should be denied that right. Working together with the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition, we are determined to end disenfranchisement and the discrimination that has always driven it," Bloomberg said in a written statement.
A federal appellate court ruled on Sept. 11 that, in addition to serving their sentences, Florida felons must pay all fines, restitution, and legal fees before they can regain their right to vote.
Under Amendment 4, which Florida voters passed overwhelmingly in 2018, felons who have completed their sentences would have their voting rights restored.
The Florida Rights Restitution Coalition had raised about $5 million before Bloomberg made calls to raise almost $17 million more, according to Bloomberg staffers.
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Thursday, September 24, 2020
Florida AG Requests FBI Probe Into Bloomberg's $16 Million Felon Voter Donation
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