Opinion: What McAuliffe must do on voting rights restoration

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We commend Gov. McDonnell for loosening the Commonwealth’s grip on its felony disenfranchisement law. But we need to do more. We hope that Gov.-elect Terry McAuliffe will build on that progress by establishing a truly automatic restoration process for all Virginia citizens who have lost those voting rights due to a felony conviction.

Groups differ on impact of governor’s move on voting rights

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Virginia Organizing Chairperson Sandra A. Cook offered praise for Gov. Bob McDonnell after the governor’s office announced today a set of procedures for the new, more automated process of restoration of civil rights for former nonviolent felons. “For 15 years Virginia Organizing has been working in the state to make sure those people who have…