ACLU wants inmates to know their voting rights

Published September 8, 2014 7:02am ET



MIAMI (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union is urging sheriff’s offices and supervisors of elections in all 67 Florida counties to ensure people in jail who are eligible to vote are aware of their voting rights.

People with past felony convictions who haven’t had their voting and civil rights restored by the state aren’t allowed to vote. But those awaiting trial or serving time for a misdemeanor can request absentee ballots, including for local judges.

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