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| Ex-offenders get help restoring right to vote |
| By Star-Banner |
| Published: 09/12/2008 |
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FLORIDA - Getting people registered to vote in time for the Nov. 4 presidential election, especially ex-offenders who need to have their civil rights restored in order to register to vote, is a focus of the Marion County Voters Registration Coalition. A workshop set for 1 p.m. Saturday at the Lillian Bryant Recreation Center, 2200 N.W. 17th Place, will help ex-offenders with the process, whether it be checking the state database for individual status or completing paperwork in some cases, and actually registering ex-offenders who have had their rights restored. Whitfield Jenkins, voter coalition director, said state Sen. Tony Hill, D-Jacksonville, conducted a similar workshop in Jacksonville and offered to help the local effort. Hill did not return calls to his office for comment. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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