▁floor ▁of ▁Congress . ▁ ▁Two ▁states , ▁Kentucky ▁and ▁Florida ▁( G ov . ▁Rick ▁Scott ▁revert ed ▁to ▁the ▁old ▁policy ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁changed ▁by ▁G ov . ▁Charlie ▁Crist ), ▁continue ▁to ▁imp ose ▁a ▁lif el ong ▁den ial ▁of ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁vote ▁to ▁all ▁citizens ▁with ▁a ▁fel ony ▁record , ▁in ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁a ▁rest oration ▁of ▁civil ▁rights ▁by ▁the ▁Governor ▁or , ▁where ▁allowed , ▁state ▁legisl ature . ▁ ▁Florida ▁law ▁is ▁somewhat ▁unusual , ▁in ▁that ▁the ▁individual ▁must ▁be ▁p ardon ed ▁by ▁the ▁Governor ▁and ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁public ly ▁elected ▁State ▁Cab inet ▁( with ▁the ▁Governor ' s ▁vote ▁being ▁the ▁tie bre aker , ▁if ▁necessary ). ▁ ▁Fel on ▁j ury ▁ex clusion ▁The ▁lifetime ▁ex clusion ▁of ▁fel ons ▁from ▁j ury ▁service ▁is ▁the ▁majority ▁rule ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁used ▁in ▁ 3 1 ▁states ▁and ▁in ▁federal ▁courts . ▁The ▁result ▁is ▁that ▁over ▁ 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁adult ▁population ▁is ▁ex cluded , ▁including ▁about ▁ 3 0 % ▁of ▁black ▁men . ▁Fel on ▁j ury ▁ex clusion ▁is ▁less ▁visible ▁than ▁fel ony ▁dis enf ranch is ement , ▁and ▁few ▁so cio - legal ▁sch ol ars ▁have ▁challeng ed ▁the ▁stat utes ▁that ▁with hold ▁a ▁conv icted ▁fel on ' s ▁opportunity ▁to ▁sit ▁on ▁a ▁j ury . ▁While ▁constitution al ▁challeng es ▁to