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In another voting-related setback for Gov. Jeb Bush's administration, an appeals court ruled Wednesday that state officials are failing to help thousands of newly released felons get their civil rights restored. The decision by the 1st District Court of Appeal is a victory for the Florida Conference of Black State Legislators, which had sued prison officials for doing little to guide outgoing prisoners and not even distributing a one-page civil-rights application, as required by state law. "This has hurt hundreds of thousands of felons across the state," said lead counsel Randall Berg. "The state of Florida really must revisit these racist and oppressive policies that disenfranchise people." [more] and [more]