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Chris King ·

Harry Jones, a 61-year-old formerly incarcerated Alachua County resident, registers to vote Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, at the Alachua County Supervisor of Elections office. Jones, who has been out of prison for 13 years, had his right to vote restored after Amendment 4 passed in the 2018 midterm election. Tuesday was the first day Amendment 4 was put into effect. About 50 people registered to vote in Alachua County, said TJ Pyche, the elections office spokesperson.

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Rev. Phil Egitto, a pastor with Our Lady Lourdes Catholic Church in Daytona Beach, speaks during the protest against the execution of Harold Gene Lucas, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, at the Florida State Prison in Raiford, Fla. Lucas was found guilty for the 1976 murder of his ex-girlfriend, 16-year-old Jill Piper.


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