claim: of the approximately 6 million disenfranchised felons in the united states, "one-quarter are floridians."
author: desmond meade
evidence_1: dec 16, 2016 ... in the united states today, more than 6 million american citizens are denied ...  one-quarter of those disenfranchised americans live in one state: florida. ...  nearly one-third of those who have lost the right to vote for life in florida ...  florida's felony disenfranchisement law traces its roots back to the racism of ...
evidence_2: apr 25, 2018 ... that's a question that many states have grappled with in recent decades. ...  nationwide, about 6 million americans can't vote as a result of a felony conviction . ... under probation or parole supervision, and a quarter are still incarcerated.  disenfranchisement disproportionately affects african-american voters.
evidence_3: oct 6, 2016 ... as of 2016, an estimated 6.1 million people are disenfranchised due to a ...  approximately 2.5 percent of the total u.s. voting age population – 1 of ... the  state of florida alone accounts for more than a quarter (27 ..... to florida's african  american population with prior felony convictions from 2005 onward.
evidence_4: mar 21, 2014 ... “of the approximately 6 million disfranchised citizens in the united states, one- quarter are floridians,” said desmond meade, one of the event's ...
evidence_5: dec 30, 2016 ... in the united states as a whole, 1.77 percent of whites and 7.66 percent of ...  nationally, about 6 million individuals have lost the right to vote due to a felony ...  but an examination of the states adopting felony disenfranchisement laws ....  only one quarter of florida felons serve prison time; the others are not ...