In this May 14, 2020, file photo, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a news conference in Doral. A federal appellate court has stayed a lower court ruling that gave impoverished Florida felons the right to vote, and on Thursday, the U.S. Supreme court declined to hear an appeal, leaving the stay in place and preventing ex-felons from voting at least in the Aug. 18 primary. (Lynne Sladky/AP)