When Florida voters in November 2018 approved a constitutional amendment that would restore voting rights to certain convicted felons “upon completion of all terms and sentence including parole or probation,” they likely didn’t anticipate the ensuing bewilderment over how to implement it.

But with the 2020 election in sight, attorneys navigated the legislative minefield of Amendment 4 in the Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday, arguing for and against an interpretation that would mean convicted felons would have to pay all legal financial obligations before they could vote again.

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