No voting for registrants in Florida – Governor denies all pending clemency applications.
We are beginning to be notified by members who had pending applications for civil rights restoration that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has summarily DENIED all pending applications for restoration of voting rights for anyone with a murder or sex offense.
This is HORRIBLE!
The letters say:
Dear Mr XXXXXXX,
On March 10, 2021, the Governor exercised his clemency powers to deny the pending clemency applications of all murderers and felony sex offenders. Accordingly, the Governor has denied your request for clemency and your application has been closed.
Under the current Rules of Executive Clemency, you will be eligible to reapply for clemency on March 10, 2023, two years from the date of the denial.
There is no appeal process for the denial of a clemency request.
Sincerely,
XXXX
XXXX
Coordinator, Office of Executive Clemency
The denial of restoration of civil rights not only prevents impacted people from voting, but it also precludes them from obtaining certain professional licenses.
We need to fight this!!!
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There is hope for ALL of us if HR 1 [For the People Act of 2021] passes in the US Senate. The act will restore federal voting rights to ALL Americans in ALL states, even if on probation. I suggest a call to action for everyone to read it and contact your US Senator and implore them to support it.
Key points:
Subtitle E—Democracy Restoration
SEC. 1403. RIGHTS OF CITIZENS.
The right of an individual who is a citizen of the United States to vote in any election for Federal office shall not be denied or abridged because that individual has been convicted of a criminal offense unless such individual is serving a felony sentence in a correctional institution or facility at the time of the election.
SEC. 1406. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this subtitle:
(4) PROBATION.—The term “probation” means probation, imposed by a Federal, State, or local court, with or without a condition on the individual involved concerning—
(A) the individual’s freedom of movement;
(B) the payment of damages by the individual;
(C) periodic reporting by the individual to an officer of the court; or
(D) supervision of the individual by an officer of the court.
Additionally, Floriduh’s Registry seems to fit the federal definition of probation, so maybe that fact could be leveraged into getting the AWA to override it.
Full text is here:
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1/text
I will be adding Governor DeSantis to my media blitz mailings. Sounds as though he is in need of education. I did not spend 29 years in the military and pay the full price of my failure to be denied the right to vote and not have a say on how my tax dollars are spent by politicians.
It always amazes me how politicians say they are protecting the public when their actions put the public more at risk by passing laws that prevent people from becoming good citizens. So in other words, they are more than willing to put every single citizen at risk for further harm against them for all types of crimes. And people actually believe this too.
He’s making a rational political calculation that the public doesn’t like SO’s voting. He knows exactly what he’s doing.
The only way to persuade smart FL elected officials to allow registrants to vote, is to keep educating their constituents.
The last time I checked this is the United States of America and I am a citizen of these United States.
I don’t understand how the State can deny me or anyone who is a citizen the right to vote.
Okay Florida doesn’t want me to vote. What are they afraid of me doing.
And it should not have anything to do with the Federal elections. Such as the Presidency.
Just saying.
I’m constantly amazed and appalled by things that happen in Florida. Murderers and sex offenders? Those are the two categories of felons who are least likely to reoffend or create a danger to society. In the latter case, the spectrum of registerable offenses is incredibly broad. The governor’s categorical denial is simply political posturing. Shame on him.
Veritas.