Federal judge rules Florida felons can't be barred from voting because they owe court fines

A federal judge rules that former felons in the state of Florida can't be barred from voting because they still owe court fines or fees

The ruling -- which sets the stage for thousands of Floridians to register to vote -- strikes down parts of a Florida law passed by Republican lawmakers that required residents with felony convictions to pay off all their legal financial obligations before casting a ballot.

Read MoreAfter Amendment 4 went into effect in January 2019, the GOP-led Florida legislature passed, and Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed, a bill that clarified"all terms of sentence" to include legal financial obligations such as fines, fees and restitution.Multiple groups, including the Campaign Legal Center and American Civil Liberties Union, filed a flurry of legal challenges arguing the new law was unconstitutional and amounted to a"poll tax.

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