So according to this website, Florida sells unpaid fines to debt collectors after 90 days. The debt collectors can add on up to 40% for collection fees. If you have to find a private debt collection firm that holds your debt and pay them interest, yeah it could be hard to figure out how much you owe.
Plus, it's not clear what happens if you settle the debt with the debt collector for less than what you owe. Debt collectors often buy debt for pennies on the dollar and are then willing to accept a substantial haircut in exchange for payment. But let's say you settle for 50% of your fine - are you now risking committing a crime by voting, even though the creditor entered into a binding contract with you in which they acknowledged full satisfaction of the debt?
In general, I oppose taking away the right to vote from felons, regardless of what crime they committed. If you are going to take it away, I support conditioning it on paying off the fines. But some clarity would be nice, so people aren't in doubt.
It shouldn't be considered a fine if they sold it to a debt collector, it should now be a debt.
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