Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) has changed a policy, implemented by a Republican predecessor, that automatically appealed for rights restoration for those convicted of felonies.
that those convicted of a felony complete parole before winning their rights back. He restored rights to more than 126,000 people before leaving office.
Early this year, Sen. Scott Surovell said he began hearing from constituents who work in state voter registration that ex-inmates did not seem to be getting their rights restored in the same numbers and the process seemed unclear. He inquired with Spruill, who sent the letter to James. “It sounds like the governor has created a new secret process in secret that he didn’t tell anybody about,” Surovell said. “This sounds like a restoration policy from the 1960s or something.”He said the administration did not disclose what criteria a former inmate would have to meet, did not explain whether they would have to complete parole and did not disclose how many people have had their rights restored so far this year.
“The first thing we’re doing is providing every applicant a full review,” he said. He noted that James is in charge of the process.
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