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NBC 6 has followed one man through his journey, from spending time behind bars for drug trafficking, being released, and now voting for President of the United States.

This has already been a historic election year. But this is also the first presidential election where former felons were allowed to vote if they paid all their fines and fees. NBC 6 Investigators have been following one man’s journey for over a year — from prison, and now to voting.

The state of Florida is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to turn down a request by voting rights advocates to lift a stay on a federal judge’s ruling that allowed Florida felons to regain the right to vote, regardless of unpaid fines and other financial obligations

Voting rights advocates are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to lift a stay on a federal judge’s ruling that allowed Florida felons to regain the right to vote, regardless of unpaid fines and other financial obligations

A federal appellate court has delivered a setback to Florida felons seeking to have their voting rights restored

Miami-Dade County wants to help convicted felons regain voting rights through a new program. NBC 6’s Dan Grossman reports.