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http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/virginia-restores-right-vote-thousands-ex-felons-n635956Nearly 13,000 former felons in Virginia had their right to vote restored Mondayand more could be re-enfranchised in time for the November election....
Monday's announcement was the latest salvo in an ongoing battle between McAuliffe, a Democrat, and Republican lawmakers over felon voting rights in the Old Dominion.
In April, McAuliffe announced a sweeping executive order which restored voting rights to all Virginians who had completed their prison sentences and any parole or probationa total of around 206,000 people. State Republicans sued, calling the move a partisan effort to boost McAuliffe's longtime ally, Hillary Clinton, in a key state. Last month, the state Supreme Court ruled McAuliffe's order unconstitutional, saying he lacked the authority to issue a blanket rights restoration order....
McAuliffe responded to the ruling by saying he would embark on the time-consuming process of restoring rights individually to all eligible Virginians. He said at that time that he would complete the first 13,000all those who registered to vote after having their rights restored by the original orderwithin a week. Since then, his office has admitted that the process is taking longer than anticipated.
Monday's announcement was the latest salvo in an ongoing battle between McAuliffe, a Democrat, and Republican lawmakers over felon voting rights in the Old Dominion.
In April, McAuliffe announced a sweeping executive order which restored voting rights to all Virginians who had completed their prison sentences and any parole or probationa total of around 206,000 people. State Republicans sued, calling the move a partisan effort to boost McAuliffe's longtime ally, Hillary Clinton, in a key state. Last month, the state Supreme Court ruled McAuliffe's order unconstitutional, saying he lacked the authority to issue a blanket rights restoration order....
McAuliffe responded to the ruling by saying he would embark on the time-consuming process of restoring rights individually to all eligible Virginians. He said at that time that he would complete the first 13,000all those who registered to vote after having their rights restored by the original orderwithin a week. Since then, his office has admitted that the process is taking longer than anticipated.
Mmmmkay. So how much is the repukes' obstructionism costing the Commonwealth?
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Virginia Restores Right to Vote to Thousands of Ex-Felons (Original Post)
KamaAina
Aug 2016
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underpants
(182,580 posts)1. Bob McDonnell restored voting rights to 6,874
Yes I have that number memorized.
You won't hear that in any story about McAuliffe doing it because IT'S A CONSPIRACY!!!
jmg257
(11,996 posts)2. Cool! Is it just for voting rights, or all rights? ??? nt
LAGC
(5,330 posts)3. In Virginia, felon voting rights mean simpler path to gun ownership