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Who said that?

"Grass roots got us this far, and grass roots will get us across the finish line."

-- Desmond Meade, the public face of a campaign known as Second Chances

The fate of about 1.4 million people will be at stake in November as Florida voters decide whether most convicted felons should have the right to vote.

With the election less than four months away, supporters are organizing a statewide campaign to win voter approval of Amendment 4, which got on the ballot after an effective grass-roots organizing effort that lasted for several years.

Read more at the Tampa Bay Times.