2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁state ▁constitution al ▁convention , ▁Florida ▁largely ▁over h au led ▁its ▁constitution : ▁A ▁small ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁fel on ▁voting ▁section ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁say , ▁“ nor ▁shall ▁any ▁person ▁conv icted ▁of ▁a ▁fel ony ▁be ▁qualified ▁to ▁vote ▁at ▁any ▁election ▁unless ▁restored ▁to ▁civil ▁rights … ▁the ▁Legisl ature ▁shall ▁have ▁power ▁and ▁shall ▁en act ▁the ▁necessary ▁laws ▁to ▁exclude ▁from ▁every ▁office ▁of ▁honor , ▁power , ▁trust , ▁or ▁profit , ▁civil ▁or ▁military , ▁within ▁the ▁State , ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁right ▁of ▁suff rage , ▁all ▁persons ▁conv icted ▁of ▁b ri ber y , ▁per j ury , ▁lar cen y , ▁or ▁of ▁an ▁inf am ous ▁crime .” ▁Although ▁minor , ▁this ▁rewrite ▁marks ▁the ▁first ▁instance ▁of ▁the ▁word ▁“ fel ony ” ▁in ▁official ▁documents ▁to ▁describe ▁actions ▁that ▁war rant ▁ex clusion ▁from ▁voting ▁rights . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁no ▁reform ▁efforts ▁of ▁note ▁nor ▁any ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁fel on ▁voting ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁constitution ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁where ▁the ▁section ▁was ▁simplified ▁to ▁include ▁only ▁fel on ies ▁as ▁reasons ▁to ▁ban ▁crim inals ▁from ▁voting ; ▁b ri ber y , ▁per j ury , ▁lar cen y , ▁and ▁inf am ous ▁cr imes ▁were ▁struck . ▁This ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁law ▁would ▁stand ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1