AP News - Republican-led states have historically made it difficult for those convicted of a felony to vote or have barred it altogether. Now the Republicans’ presumptive nominee for president, who lives in one of those states, is among them. Read more. Some conservative states have restored voting rights for people convicted of felonies, including Nebraska and Oklahoma. Bills are pending in the Democratic-leaning states of Massachusetts and New York. Republican-led states have historically made it difficult for those convicted of a felony to vote or have barred it altogether. Now the Republicans’ presumptive nominee for president, who lives in one of those states, is among them. The Sentencing Project says roughly 4.4 million people remain unable to vote because of past felony convictions, with 1.1 million of those in Florida, Trump’s newly adopted state. If Trump had been convicted in Florida, he likely would have needed intervention from Gov. Ron DeSantis to regain his voting rights.
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