Bondi Meets With ACLU and NAACP on Restoring Voting Rights to Felons

On Wednesday, Attorney General Pam Bondi met with leaders of the ACLU and NAACP who are looking to restore the right to vote to convicted felons. Based on the release sent out by Bondis office, the two sides continued to agree to disagree on the issue.

While our opinions on the restoration of civil rights differ, I believe that constructive dialogue is an important part of the process to improve the restoration of civil rights rules, said Bondi. I believe both parties can agree that we would like to do what we can to ensure that occupational licensure is not tied to the restoration of civil rights. In my view, the clemency process is a poor substitute for ensuring public safety through a personalized, thorough vetting of an applicant by the appropriate licensing authority.