There’s a story in today’s Post about the restoration of voting rights for felons, something that I covered last month. Simply put, Virginia is one of the two most punitive states in the county—felons lose their right to vote for life.
When he was governor, Mark Warner set up a process through which felons can restore their voting rights. Current governor Tim Kaine is making this a priority.
Of course, the GOP doesn’t like this. The Post has a quote from Republican state Delegate Todd Gilbert saying:
So Del. Gilbert doesn’t know a lot of young Republicans who ended up convicted of felonies. Well he must have not know these folks.
Anyway, I just got an e-mail from someone who was trying to find information on how to restore voting rights, so I thought I’d post it. Here’s Virginia’s site that has the the necessary forms to restore voting rights. It’s not an easy process, so if you need help, the Virginia Organizing Project is a good place to go.