5 Ex-felons must wait to vote.

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Ex-felons will have to wait to vote in Florida and Iowa after governors in those states recently reversed policy automatically restoring voting rights upon release from prison. In both states, ex-felons must now apply to regain their voting rights; Florida ex-felons must wait up to seven years before applying, depending on their crime. Kentucky and Virginia are the only other states that leave it up to the discretion of the governor or...