they're working on it, mr mool. they're working on it. we will get in touch with you. never had a dui, anything like that. >> reporter: pool served four you'res on a federal drug charge but having completed his sentence in 1992, 23 years ago, he says he should be given his rights back >> yes. i broke the law and i accepted the responsibility for that, but i didn't think i was going to be for the rest of my life i have to serve the sentence for the rest of my life. like the old saying is, you do the crime you do the time. i did the time. i'm still doing the time. i've been inches cars rated since-- incarcerated since 1987. >> reporter: that's what it feels like >> sure. you can't vote, you can't be a part of the society as we know it because you can't vote. >> reporter: for someone who committed a mistake in their youth 15/0 years ago should not-- 20 years ago should be not be denied in the state. it's nothing less than criminal that people can't exercise their constitutional right to vote. it is a simple fairness issue and it's an american issue. >> reporter: senator i