Restore Voting Rights Articles

Study Estimates 350,000 Virginia Felons Cannot Vote, July 13, 2012:
http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/news/2012/jul/13/tdmain01-study-estimates-350000-virginia-felons-ca-ar-2053528/

Felon Voting Laws Disenfranchise 5.85 Million Americans With Criminal Records: The Sentencing Project, July 12, 2012:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/12/felon-voting-laws-disenfranchise-sentencing-project_n_1665860.html

If Convicted Felons Could Vote… July 12, 2012:
…They might decide the presidential election. A new report says a record 5.85 million felons are disenfranchised, twice the number some say the election could come down to.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/07/12/if-convicted-felons-could-vote.html

How US Rules on Former Felons Voting Can Swing Presidential Elections, July 3, 2012:
Unlike most countries, some US states ban even ex-felons from voting. Given their numbers, that can easily change the result
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jul/03/us-rules-former-felons-voting-swing-elections

Forgiving Felons? Something Fresh for GOP in Va. May 7, 2012:
http://www.newsleader.com/article/20120507/NEWS01/205070312

McDonnell Restoring Felons' Rights at Faster Pace, March 15, 2012:
http://www2.newsadvance.com/news/2012/mar/15/mcdonnell-restoring-civil-rights-at-fast-pace-ar-1766772/

Va. Gov. McDonnell Leads Way in Restoring Ex-cons' Rights, January 22, 2012:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/jan/22/mcdonnell-leads-way-in-restoring-ex-cons-rights/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS

Editorial: Mitt Romney’s Unjust Position on Voting Rights, January 19, 2012:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/mitt-romneys-unjust-position-on-voting-rights/2012/01/17/gIQApzO8BQ_story.html?hpid=z3

Opinion: Why Punish Ex-offenders with a Voting Ban? January 19, 2012:
“I know politics is a bare-knuckled game, but demonizing an entire class of Americans for electoral gain is wrong”.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-punish-ex-offenders-with-a-voting-ban/2012/01/19/gIQAvjAqBQ_story.html

Congress Must Pass Law that Allows Former Prisoners to Vote, January 18, 2012:
As the leader of a prison ministry, I strongly support the Democracy Restoration Act because I know that people can be redeemed. Yet for redemption to impact the nation, people must be restored to their communities, and restoration requires an opportunity – like voting.
http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/2012/0118/Congress-must-pass-law-that-allows-former-prisoners-to-vote

End Of Days? Rick Santorum Agrees With the ACLU, January 17, 2012:
http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/01/end_of_days_rick_santorum_agrees_with_the_aclu.php

1,100 Felons Regain Rights in McDonnell's First Year (Virginia), March 9, 2011:
http://www2.godanriver.com/news/2011/mar/09/tdmain01-1100-felons-regain-rights-ar-892342/?referer=None&shorturl=http://godanriver.com/ar/892342/

House Subcommittee Kills Five Bills on Felons' Voting Rights, February 1, 2011:
http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2011/feb/01/TDMAIN06-house-subcommittee-kills-five-bills-on-fe-ar-811695/

Robbed of a Vote After a Felony, One Man is Ready to Cast a Ballot, October 18, 2010:
http://hamptonroads.com/2010/10/robbed-vote-after-felony-one-man-ready-cast-ballot

McDonnell Outpacing Democrats in Restoring Va. Felons' Voting Rights, September 25, 2010:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/25/ar2010092501818.html?sub=ar

Former Felons Feel Boxed in By Crime Question, August 15, 2010:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/aug/15/former-felons-feel-boxed-in-by-crime-question/

Former D.C. Felons Seek to 'Ban the Box' on Forms, August 12, 2010:http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/aug/12/former-dc-felons-seek-ban-box/

McDonnell Restores Rights to 506 Eligible Felons (Virginia), July 17, 2010:http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2010/jul/17/fels17-ar-317118/

Virginia Nonviolent Felons Remain in Limbo on Restoration of Civil Rights, May 17, 2010:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/16/AR2010051602988.html

McDonnell Spokesman Says Voting Rights Letter Sent to Felons 'Without Approval' April 14, 2010:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/13/AR2010041304600.html?nav=rss_metro

Some Say New Proposal to Restore Voting Rights to Virginia Ex-cons is Racist, April 13. 2010: http://www.wdbj7.com/global/story.asp?s=12304922

Requirement Added for Restoration of Voting Rights, April 11, 2010:
http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/state_regional/state_regional_govtpolitics/article/MCDO11S1_20100410-221809/336443/

McDonnell in Hot Water over Nonviolent Felons' Rights, April 11, 2010:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/10/AR2010041001268.html?sid=ST2010041001459

Virginia Governor Refuses to Restore Voting Rights to People With Felony Convictions, January 15, 2010: http://www.aclu.org/racial-justice-voting-rights/virginia-governor-refuses-restore-voting-rights-people-felony-convictio

Richmond Rally to Restore Voting Rights for Ex-Offenders, January 13, 2010:
http://www.pdamerica.org/articles/chapters/va-2010-01-13-14-33-00-chapters.php

Coalition Urges Kaine to Restore Felons’ Voting Rights, January 6, 2010:http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/state_regional/state_regional_govtpolitics/article/ACLU06_20100105-222808/315627/