Florida has voted to restore the right to vote to most of the residents that were convicted of felonies.

I've read that disenfranchisement of convicted felons was adopted with racist motives, as a way to suppress the black vote. It is well established that blacks are more likely to be convicted of a felony than whites, when they have done the same thing.

Here's a summary of state-level ballot questions that have made it easier, or harder, for people to vote in that state.