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Florida felons will be able to vote again after amendment passes

Joe Raedle

<p>Voters fill out their ballots as they cast their vote at a polling station setup in Legion Park for the mid-term election on November 06, 2018 in Miami, Florida. The political races for the Senate and House are being hotly contested across the country. </p>

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Florida voters have passed Amendment 4 which allows most Florida felons who have finished out their sentence to be able to vote in future elections.

Convicted sex offender and murders will be exempt, the Sun-Sentinel reports. Supporters believe requiring felons to wait five years after sentence completion is too long.

Most states allow felons to vote after completing sentences.

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Florida felons will be able to vote again after amendment passes

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