Alan Grayson proposes legislation that would restore voting rights to ex-felons
Noting how Florida leads the nation in barring ex-felons from regaining their right to vote, Orlando area Congressman and Democratic Senate candidate Alan Grayson announced legislation on Thursday that would reinstate voting rights to those Americans who have been shut out of the political process. “We lead the nation in voter disenfranchisement,” Grayson said in a conference call with reporters, referring to the fact that of the 5.8 million people in America who cannot exercise their right to vote because of a previous felony conviction,…