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Florida may restore voting rights to some felony offenders

Florida may restore voting rights to some felony offenders

Aired 10/13/2018

PBS News Hour

Florida may restore voting rights to some felony offenders

Clip: 10/13/2018 | 11m 12sVideo has Closed Captions

Florida may restore voting rights to some felony offenders

This Election Day, more than six million Americans will be unable to vote due to a felony conviction. A quarter of those people live in Florida, which has some of the most restrictive laws regarding felony disenfranchisement in the country. But a measure on the state ballot this November could restore voting rights to some felons who have completed their sentences. Ivette Feliciano reports.

Aired 10/13/2018

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