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  1. Oct 2024
    1. To find out the signature threshold required in each Congressional District for review and ballot position, the current number of verified signatures in each Congressional District by county, and how many Congressional Districts may have met or exceeded signature thresholds, click the link above titled "View by District by County".

      Providing direct instructions to look further into the information shows a lack of bias and instills a sense of credibility into the reader. This allows the reader to understand the information about the amendment and voting rights of felons. This site may not be entirely unbiased, as they do seem to be pushing a certain agenda and are not a domain known to be reliable (.org, .gov, etc), but the information does seem to be presented in a straightforward way that does not indicate any bias. It offers little information in one way or another, simply presenting the information about the process to pass this amendment to reinstate the voting rights of felons.

    1. In April 2007, then-Gov. Charlie Crist took an incremental step towards reform when he issued revised rules of executive clemency.

      This excerpt links a pdf of the revised rules. This not only gives interested readers the opportunity to see the rules in question, but also gives credibility to the argument and shows an unbiased perspective. This also helps verify the information in the article, as only one look into the pdf will exemplify the points being made.

    2. On February 3, Florida lawmakers introduced H.B. 3-B/S.B. 4-B, a bill to expand the jurisdiction of the office of statewide prosecution (“OSP”) to investigate and prosecute certain crimes related to voting, petition activities, and voter registration

      This links directly to a .gov site of the Florida House of Representatives. This not only explains what the bill was, but details the history of the bill and additional information, such as statutes referenced. Linking this is a good way to demonstrate the validity of the article's claims, but to provide official information from a reliable source.