Florida Elections Board Considers Restoring Voting Rights For 125,000 Ex-Felons
Thursday, June 17, 2004 at 02:56PM
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- In Florida, 31% of Black men are barred from voting for life due to felony voter laws. [more]
Gov. Jeb Bush and the Cabinet could clear a
backlog of nearly 125,000 ex-felons seeking to have their civil rights
restored at a clemency hearing Thursday. However, not all of the former
felons would immediately regain their civil rights, which include the
right to vote. [more]
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