ORLANDO, Fla. — The upcoming 2022 midterm election brings a feeling of unease to Debra Bennett-Austin.
She is among more than a million Floridians who had their voting rights restored in 2018, when nearly two-thirds of voters approved a constitutional amendment that gives people with felony convictions access to the ballot after completing the terms of their sentence.
Bennett-Austin, who was convicted of trafficking a controlled substance, meets the criteria, yet she remains hesitant to vote.
