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Shortly after taking office in 2007, Gov. Charlie Crist made changes to the law making it easier for ex-felons to regain their voting rights. But according to the Florida ACLU, there are still severe impediments preventing thousands from getting the right to vote.

The new report by the ACLU of Florida released today says that many election office workers in every one of the state’s 67 counties don’t understand who is eligible to vote or the process through which former prisoners must go....