The system doesn’t automatically give you back anything. I’m a prime example of that. I had my first and my last charge when I was 19 now that I’m 43 I still haven’t gotten my rights back for riding in a car with stolen property 😡

Capt,

Not to mention the clemency board probably wants a bloated caseload to keep and increase their budgets. Any desire they have to serve the citizens of Florida is a very distant second to their own job security.

In fact, I received notification from the Florida clemency board that my application to restore voting rights had been received. It was quite by surprise that I received the required paperwork/application. It came to me in the mail…I wandered why…and then two weeks later I was released from probation. Strange things do happen in this world.

@ Capt If I ever get my voting rights back I will vote Democrate except for Ms. book I was republican but since they now wanna drag God into the state penal codes and punished me for the same behavior that Congress protects them from. You darn right I vote if I could

I agree Captain. Seems like Virginia has that system of rights restoration that is most ideal. Why would a government have to create a clemency board to hear thousands of people applying for rights restoration when you can have an automated system in place that can do that for you once you have served their time and fully restore your rights. My goodness what a waste of time being on a clemency board, when I can be tackling other important matters concerning the state.

But as you said, the fear of voting democrat. They might as well just put on the application, ” if you’re a democrat, then don’t bother applying ” or have everybody applying to register themselves as republicans and make sure you say you’re a proud republican on the application. lol Wouldn’t that be something ? 😉

Debbie, I have a friend in Virginia who served time with me many years ago. When he completed his time and probation, his voting rights were restored without his even having to ask for restoration. It should be the goal of every government entity to restore voting rights to all tax paying citizens just as soon as possible. Unfortunately in Florida the Republicans have curtailed voting rights for so many for so many years…by the way I am at least a quasi-Republican…that they , the Republicans, are afraid to restore voting rights out of fear of those restored voting Democrat. It’s just another example of politicians putting ‘party’ ahead of conscience and obligation to citizens.

its 7 years.
I applied after 7 years and got an acknowledgement that it was received and being processed, the process taking years.

Release from all sanctions