2007-03-16 17:28:51 · 7 answers · asked by m40f 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Florida is one of only a handful of states that does not automatically restore voting rights to convicted felons once they've completed their sentence.
Wednesday, April 13, 2005
Florida law denying voting rights of convicted felons upheld
D. Wes Rist at 10:53 AM ET
[JURIST] The US Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals [official website] ruled in favor of the State of Florida [official website] Tuesday in allowing the state to continue to require released convicted felons to apply to a state agency for restoration of their voting rights. Florida is one of 14 states which have laws allowing convicted felons to be denied voting rights for life.
2007-03-16 18:07:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Great question you can vote if you petition the Clemency Board for a special pardon. I have an article for you. I hope this helps and I wish you much success in pursing your right to vote.
In Florida, for instance, an ex-felon can petition the state Clemency Board for a special "pardon" to restore voting rights. But the disenfranchisement restrictions could be upheld due to an unfavorable background check or a prior conviction for any one of the hundreds of automatically "disqualifying" crimes established by the governor. The board has rejected more than 200,000 applications since 1999, reported the Sentencing Project. Activists say that such review processes, which typically involve confusing rules, hearings, and arbitrary probes of an individual’s lifestyle or employment history, are inherently stacked against the petitioner. In its analysis of ex-felon reenfranchisement procedures, Sentencing Project researchers commented, "In a democracy, individual attributes or character flaws have no bearing on qualifications for voting. There is no more rational justification for employing such a standard to people with felony convictions than there would be for any other citizen."
2007-03-16 17:39:59 · answer #2 · answered by ms_knowit_all 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-18 21:38:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
iv been out for almost 20 years or somthing and was in the process of trying to get my rights back when i discoverd that i could vote within 3 years of clearing parole was automatic in mo. and you can even apply for a gun permit after so long if it wasnt a violent crime,,stealing over i was young and dunb,,now that mo. and i know fla has stringent gun laws to say the least so check your local laws first place i would start is
fla.gov
2007-03-16 17:34:28 · answer #4 · answered by getbyone 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably not but if you can operate the voting machine then that might be in your favor.
2007-03-16 17:32:50 · answer #5 · answered by lucy02 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Only if you are voting democrat.
2007-03-16 17:32:08 · answer #6 · answered by Jacob W 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, how do you think Bush took the state twice?
2007-03-16 17:31:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋