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House Bill 1475




    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                HB 1475

        By Representative Logan






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to elections; amending s.

  3         97.041, F.S.; providing that a convicted felon

  4         who is incarcerated or who is on probation,

  5         parole, or community control may not vote;

  6         providing for automatic restoration of right to

  7         vote on a specified date after completion of

  8         sentence; providing an effective date.

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10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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12         Section 1.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section

13  97.041, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

14         97.041  Qualifications to register or vote.--

15         (2)  The following persons, who might be otherwise

16  qualified, are not entitled to register or vote:

17         (b)  A convicted felon who is incarcerated or who is on

18  probation, parole, or community control; however, the right to

19  vote is automatically restored 1 year after the date of

20  completion of sentence unless challenged before the Office of

21  Executive Clemency. A person who has been convicted of any

22  felony by any court of record and who has not had his or her

23  right to vote restored pursuant to law.

24         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 1997.

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27                          SENATE SUMMARY

28    Provides that a convicted felon who is incarcerated or
      who is on probation, parole, or community control may not
29    vote. Provides for automatic restoration of right to vote
      1 year after the date of completion of sentence.
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