DeSantis Sets Record Straight on Trump’s Voting Rights in Florida After Conviction

Published on June 1, 2024

Amid speculation about the voting rights implications of former President Donald Trump’s recent felony conviction, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has vowed to make sure that the former president will be able to cast a vote in his home state of Florida. A jury on Thursday found President Trump guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in order to influence the 2016 presidential election in which he was a candidate. The former president and his attorneys have vowed to appeal and a number of legal experts—including former Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz—argue that the appeal is winnable. However, the guilty verdict means that President Trump is currently a convicted felon—along with the various implications of that label. This has led to questions about the former president’s ability to cast a vote....

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