“VOTING IS A privilege,” declared Republican governor Ron DeSantis of Florida on January 16, 2020.7 He issued the statement in celebration of a state court victory that partially reversed a 2018 state ballot initiative restoring voting rights to felons. A few days later, he attempted to walk back the statement, but his sentiments were crystal clear. And wholly wrong. Voting is a constitutional right in the United States, a right that has been reiterated three separate times via constitutional amendment.
