30,000 Florida Felons Remain Registered To Vote

A Sun Sentinel investigation reports that more than 30,000 Florida felons remain registered to cast ballots:

Many are faithful voters, with at least 4,900 turning out in past elections. Another 5,600 are not likely to vote Nov. 4 — they're still in prison. Of the felons who registered with a party, Democrats outnumber Republicans more than two to one. . . . Since January 2006, more than 1.6 million new voters have registered in Florida. FDLE identified more than 124,000 possible felons.In that time, elections workers removed about 7,200 from voter rolls statewide. Broward County took off just 232 and Palm Beach County 31."We do want to make sure . . . that we have the right voter," Browning said. Elections workers are now reviewing more than 3,800 possible felon voters but have more than 108,000 others still to be checked. "We've not touched those records yet," Browning said. Asked how long it will take to review them all, he said, "I don't have a clue. I really don't."

See also: Felon voting differs by state

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