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MalabarJag · 06-04-2018, 11:59 AM

(06-04-2018, 10:41 AM)wrong_box Wrote:
(06-04-2018, 10:29 AM)MalabarJag Wrote: In Florida, the governor can restore voting rights, so it's a case by case evaluation. About 400 former felons per year have had their voting rights restored under Rick Scott.

In Florida, the Board of Parole does that...There is a form you fill out and submit to them and they make the decision to either restore your civil rights or deny your request...Then you have to submit a similar request to the Governor to restore your gun rights if eligible...That is the process I had to go through anyway...

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Yep. Crist allowed the parole board to make the decisions, but that law was changed under Scott.

(06-04-2018, 10:48 AM)mikesez Wrote:
(06-04-2018, 10:29 AM)MalabarJag Wrote: In Florida, the governor can restore voting rights, so it's a case by case evaluation. About 400 former felons per year have had their voting rights restored under Rick Scott.

The Florida process was recently ruled to be in violation of the US constitution as well, for being too arbitrary.
Also, 400 per year is a trickle compared to the number who apply and have had clean records since being released from jail.
Automatic restoration for non-violent and non-sexual offenders is the way to go and fortunately we in Florida will get a chance to change our system to that in the next election.

Ruled by one Leftist judge. It's under appeal.

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