Virginia Governor Bypasses Court Ruling To Help 200,000 Ex-Felons Vote

Source: thinkprogress | July 23, 2016 | Alice Ollstein

Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) is taking action to restore the voting rights of thousands of ex-offenders in the state after a court decision Friday put them in jeopardy. He’s getting around the Virginia Supreme Court’s ruling against him by signing 200,000 individual clemency grants to the state’s ex-offenders to ensure their right to vote in November.

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