
McAuliffe statement on Republican voting rights lawsuit
Gov. Terry McAuliffe released the following statement after Republicans filed a lawsuit to preserve Virginia’s policy of disenfranchising ex-felons.

Gov. Terry McAuliffe released the following statement after Republicans filed a lawsuit to preserve Virginia’s policy of disenfranchising ex-felons.

Republicans are filing suit to halt enforcement of Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s order restoring the political rights of more than 206,000 convicted felons.

The Democratic Natonal Committee and the Virginia Democratic Party discuss the restoration of voting rights for people with felony convictions.

Virginia House of Delegates Speaker Bill Howell released a statement on the data released Wednesday by the McAuliffe administration.

Governor McAuliffe released a statistical analysis of the population of former Virginia felons whose rights the governor restored.

The restoration of civil rights after completing a sentence is automatic in most states and routine in those that have an application process.

Virginia Young Democrats commented on the Republican suit against Gov. McAuliffe for restoring the voting rights of more than 200,000 Virginians.

Republican leaders called for a special session of the General Assembly to consider the Governor’s “Order for the Restoration of Rights.”

House Speaker Bill Howell issued a statement on Governor McAuliffe’s executive order restoring the civil rights of 206,000 convicted felons.

The ACLU of Virginia applauds Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s executive order restoring the voting rights of 206,000 Virginians convicted of felonies.
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