Restoring the Right to Vote in Virginia, May 18
Start: 2023-05-18 20:00:00 UTC Eastern Standard Time (US & Canada) (GMT-05:00)
A link to attend this virtual event will be emailed upon RSVP
Thursday, May 18, 5 PM PT / 8 PM ET
Virginia is one of three states with lifetime disenfranchisement of former felons written in the constitution. In 2016 Governor Terry McAuliffe instituted automatic restoration of rights upon release from prison; Governor Northam continued the same practice and more than 200,000 returning citizens had their rights restored. Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has ended the decade-long practice and is creating his own version of who could/should be allowed to vote.
Join the Center for Common Ground and guest speakers working on this issue in Virginia on May 18th for a discussion on where we are now and how we change the Virginia constitution.
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Ruther Glen, VA