Bloomberg raises more than $16M to help Florida felons restore voting rights

Billionaire and failed presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg raised more than $16 million to help former felons in Florida regain their voting rights.

A recently upheld 2018 Florida constitutional amendment that permits many felons who have finished their sentences to regain their right to vote as long as they’ve paid off any outstanding fines, fees, or restitution, and Bloomberg, in partnership with Florida Rights Restoration Coalition, paid off the debts owed by 32,000 felons, according to Axios.