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Sadly* no. Florida doesn’t allow convicted felons to vote unless it’s a state felony that would not prevent them from voting in the state where it was charged - and New York doesn’t strip felons of voting rights.
Even if they did, Florida voting rights can be restored by the governor and a review board appointed solely by him. Despite their history of personal conflict, don’t think for a second that DeSantis wouldn’t capitalize on the boost with his political base from handing Donald Trump the voting booth photo op as a personal gift.
I say “sadly” because it’s just one more case of him getting privileges others don’t. There are excellent arguments against stripping anybody of their vote. That Florida does, and makes it extremely difficult (and entirely discretional on the governor’s part) to get it back even after completing the court sentence, makes it a bitter pill to swallow they Trump is once again exempt from that consequence.
Does this mean he can’t vote for himself in Florida?
Sadly* no. Florida doesn’t allow convicted felons to vote unless it’s a state felony that would not prevent them from voting in the state where it was charged - and New York doesn’t strip felons of voting rights.
Even if they did, Florida voting rights can be restored by the governor and a review board appointed solely by him. Despite their history of personal conflict, don’t think for a second that DeSantis wouldn’t capitalize on the boost with his political base from handing Donald Trump the voting booth photo op as a personal gift.