Some county elections officials were so outraged at the errors that they simply tossed out the lists. Some tried to correct them. And some knew they were faulty but used them anyway. Some of those people may not even know to this day that they have been taken off the rolls. Florida is one of 12 states that bar felons from voting unless they apply for and win clemency from a state board, an arduous and expensive process.
Most states automatically restore a felon's right to vote after completion of the sentence.
Records show, however, that more than 2,000 alleged felons from other states were put on Florida's felon lists last year even though those states had restored their voting rights.