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Eleven former felons who mistakenly had their civil rights automatically restored had them taken away today.

Governor Charlie Crist and the state cabinet signed an order to revoke the felon’s rights. The mistake was discovered after a September audit of the state parole commission. Governor Charlie Crist says mistakes are going to happen but adds the important thing is it was caught and fixed.

“There’s human error involved in a lot of things that happen and I know these people are trying to do the best that they can and sometimes mistakes occur when they do and we try to rectify them,” said Crist.

While the 11 ex-felons had their rights revoked, several people who went in font of the clemency board got an early Christmas present: their civil rights.