Karen Leicht is a convicted felon from Miami and a self-described “cat lady” who wants to vote.

Although Florida voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment to restore voting rights for most felons, she told a Senate committee Monday that she hasn’t registered because she wasn’t sure if she was eligible. She completed a 30-month prison sentence and three months’ probation for a conviction of insurance fraud she said she was unwittingly caught up in.

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