Florida Elections Board Considers Restoring Voting Rights For 125,000 Ex-Felons


  • 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]