Desmond Meade to step down as head of Florida Rights Restoration Coalition

By: Mitch Perry

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: March 12, 2026

Words: 317

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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Desmond Meade, who in 2018 led the campaign that restored the voting rights to Floridians with felony convictions, is stepping down as executive director of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition (FRRC), effective Friday.

In a statement, Meade said Thursday that when he incorporated the FRRC in 2011, his goal was “to ensure that directly impacted people had a voice in the decisions sharing their lives, and to challenge the barriers and false narratives that …

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