Bill Text: FL S0706 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Voting Rights of Felons
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-05-07 - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration [S0706 Detail]
Download: Florida-2011-S0706-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2011 SJR 706 By Senator Sobel 31-00363-11 2011706__ 1 Senate Joint Resolution 2 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to Section 4 3 of Article VI of the State Constitution to disqualify 4 a person who is convicted of a felony from voting only 5 while the person is incarcerated. 6 7 Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 8 9 That the following amendment to Section 4 of Article VI of 10 the State Constitution is agreed to and shall be submitted to 11 the electors of this state for approval or rejection at the next 12 general election or at an earlier special election specifically 13 authorized by law for that purpose: 14 ARTICLE VI 15 SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS 16 SECTION 4. Disqualifications.— 17 (a)(1) ANopersonconvicted of a felony, oradjudicated in 18 this or any other state to be mentally incompetent is not, shall19bequalified to vote or hold office untilrestoration of civil20rights orremoval of disability. 21 (2) A person may not be disqualified from voting due to a 22 felony conviction except while incarcerated for the felony 23 conviction. 24 (b) ANoperson may not appear on the ballot for re 25 election to any of the following offices: 26 (1) Florida representative, 27 (2) Florida senator, 28 (3) Florida Lieutenant governor, 29 (4) any office of the Florida cabinet, 30 (5) U.S. Representative from Florida, or 31 (6) U.S. Senator from Florida 32 33 if, by the end of the current term of office, the person will 34 have served (or, but for resignation, would have served) in that 35 office for eight consecutive years. 36 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following statement be 37 placed on the ballot: 38 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 39 ARTICLE VI, SECTION 4 40 VOTING RIGHTS OF FELONS.—The State Constitution currently 41 prohibits a person who was convicted of a felony from voting 42 until the person’s civil rights are restored. This amendment 43 will prohibit a person convicted of a felony from voting only 44 while the person is incarcerated for the felony conviction.