As Gov. Rick Scott and the Cabinet convene at the Capitol this
morning as Florida’s Clemency Board, hundreds of thousands of Floridians
who completed their sentences for felony convictions are still
prohibited from exercising their rights as U.S. citizens to vote under
the state’s civil rights restoration scheme.
An independent study indicates the number exceeds 1.5 million.
At Attorney General Pam Bondi’s urging, the governor and Cabinet
unanimously adopted a policy requiring waiting periods of five and seven
years after the completion of sentence before felons are eligible to
apply, with no guarantee that such rights ultimately would be restored.
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