Hi all! We are starting to gear up for signature gathering in September-November to get felony voting rights restoration on the ballot. The legislation [S 8 / H 26] filed by Sen. Miranda and Rep. Uyterhoeven made it out of committee and as a next step is on the legislative calendar for October.

We need to gather over 75,000 signatures from across the state and given the legislative lull, it is MORE important than ever that we hit this goal and give legislators proof that their constituents care about this issue. People in prison could vote until a 2000 ballot initiative took their right away. It is time to right that wrong!

If you live in western MA, we'll be holding our first meeting online on Thursday July 20th from 6-7pm to get organizers together who can help coordinate a network of volunteers who will gather signatures. If you care about voting rights and want to help with this volunteer-run initiative, please attend!