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It is now even harder for former felons to get their civil rights restored. Four years after Governor Charlie Crist and the clemency board granted automatic restorations of civil rights to non-violent felons, Governor Rick Scott and the new state cabinet are taking them a way. Scott and the Cabinet voted unanimously today to require all felons to wait a minimum of five years before they could ask to have their rights restored. Leon County Supervisor of Elections Ion Sancho says the move will keep too many Floridians from the polls.

“I’m saddened for the citizens of the state of Florida that our governor and cabinet would consider continuing this racist and prejudicial legacy,” said Sancho.

19 people addressed the Governor and state Cabinet today; most of them were against the changes, although several law enforcement personnel said they were needed.