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Joe Exotic posts on instagram that his husband was deported by ICE after years of shilling for Donald Trump.

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[–] Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 6 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

It's a matter of state law, as most election stuff is. Trump could vote because he's a resident of Florida and Florida only bars people convicted of felonies in Florida from voting, and only then until they have fully completed the punishment laid upon them (meaning both any custodial sentence and any fines). Trump was convicted of felonies in New York, so Florida doesn't care and Trump could vote.

EDIT: I was incorrect regarding Florida law. Florida also bans people convicted of crimes from voting in Florida if the state where they were convicted would prevent them from voting. This doesn't impact Trump because New York does not do this.

[–] mkwt@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

And now Trump has been sentenced, and the sentence is... Nothing. So Trump has completed all parts of his sentence, and can enjoy restored voting rights in many states on that basis as well.

[–] Hugin@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago

Not exactly. In Florida with a felony conviction from another state you can't vote if the conviction prevents you from voting in the state where convicted. So the NY rules apply because It's a NY conviction.