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On Tuesday, June 25, 2013 the United States Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that Section 4 of the Voter Rights Act of 1965 is invalid in Shelby County v. Holder. Section 4 is the provision of the law that desginates which parts of the country must have changes to their voting law cleared by the federal […]

  Governor McDonnell announced on May 29, 2013 a transition from an application process to an automatic restoration process for non-violent felons. The enactment date for this transition is July 15, 2013. The Rolling for Freedom Project and other organizations will travel across Richmond and Central Virginia seeking nonviolent felons for restoration on rights on an […]

The Constitution of Virginia declares that “no person who has been convicted of a felony shall be qualified to vote unless his civil rights have been restored by the Governor or other appropriate authority.” Governor McDonnell streamlined the current process in 2010 by declaring a restoration of rights decision within 60 days of the submitted […]

The 2013 General Assembly Session ended two weeks ago and thousands of bills were sent Governor Bob McDonnell’s desk to be signed into law. Virginia new laws will go into effect on July 1, 2013.  The State Senate is signing off on Governor McDonnell’s amendments to a texting while driving measure. The amendments slashed the fines in half which were part […]

UPDATE: It’s a first in Virginia, the full Senate voted in support of automatic restoration of rights for non-violent conviction felons but it did not pass in the House. The House Privileges and Elections Committee voted to table the bill with no likely passage for this General Assembly session. The 71st Governor of the Commonwealth […]

  Governor Bob McDonnell is not at all pleased with a redistricting change supported by his fellow Republicans in the Virginia State Senate. Governor McDonnell says the surprise change is not a good way to conduct business. Republicans senate members voted 20-19 to create an additional majority minority district between Petersburg and Danville. Opponents say the […]

The House of Delegates Privileges and Elections Sub-Committee killed the restoration of rights measure today. Governor Bob McDonnell supports automatic restoration of rights for non violent convicted felons but House republicans do not. Governor Bob McDonnell said during State of the Commonwealth Address, just under a week ago, “While we have significantly improved and fast-tracked the […]

  The 71st Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Bob McDonnell announced during the 2013 State of the Commonwealth Address that he supports automatic restoration of rights for non violent felons. Governor McDonnell said during his speech on Wednesday night at the State Capitol  that his administration has now restored the civil rights of more […]

On Wednesday, January 9, the 71st Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Robert F. McDonnell will unveil his full legislative and budget agenda during the 2013 General Assembly Session. Governor McDonnell and I discussed a few highlights from the agenda including K-12 Education, Higher Education and Transportation. Governor McDonnell is calling for a two percent pay increase for […]

            From Virginia’s Executive Mansion:   Dear Friend: The First Lady and I would like to invite you to the annual Capitol Tree Lighting this Friday, December 7, 2012 at 5 p.m. on the South Portico of the Capitol in Richmond. This year, in addition to the tree lighting, we […]

The Republican National Convention offered an array of ‘strange’ speeches on Tuesday evening in Tampa, none moreso that that of keynote speaker, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who spoke for nearly 16 minutes about himself before he even mentioned the GOP nominee Mitt Romney. Once he did, he went back into his personal bio and […]

BREAKING NEWS: Governor Directs State Board of Elections to Send Every Virginia Voter a Free Voter Card Between Now and Election Day Ensures All Virginia Voters Will Have ID to Vote in November Governor: “We will be sending every voter in Virginia a free voter card between now and Election Day to ensure they have […]