Miss Community Clovia and Secretary of the Commonwealth Kelly Thomasson had a discussion about the next step for individuals wanting to get their rights restored to vote, run for public office, serve on a jury and become a notary. It’s simple call the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s office to have your rights restored at 804-692-0104. […]
On Friday, July 22 the Virginia Supreme Court ruled against Governor Terry McAuliffe’s executive order to restore the rights of 206,000 felons. The governor will not give up and will work hard to sign nearly 13,000 individual orders of those who have had their rights restored and registered to vote since April 22, 2016, the […]
The Virginia Supreme Court ruled against Governor Terry McAuliffe’s executive order to restore the rights of 206,000 felons. The governor will not give up and will work hard to sign nearly 13,000 individual orders of those who have had their rights restored and registered to vote since April 22, 2016, the signing of the executive […]
On July 19, The Virginia Supreme Court will hear Virginia republicans’ arguments in the case of Governor Terry McAuliffe’s executive order to grant the rights of an additional 206,000 felons. Republican lawmakers filed a lawsuit calling the governor’s executive order an overreach of power. The GOP contends that the rights restoration order was a blanket […]
April 22, 2016 will forever be etched in Virginia’s history because one governor lifted the ban on voter disenfranchisement. Governor Terry McAuliffe signed an executive order to restore the rights of an additional 206,000 individuals with felony offenses. This is not a blanket action as all individuals had to have met the criteria of completing […]
If you have paid your debt to society for a crime committed should not you be fully restored as a citizen? The Virginia GOP has hired an attorney and may challenge Governor Terry McAuliffe’s executive order that has restored the rights of over 200-thousand individuals with felony offenses in court. “Governor McAuliffe adopted an […]
Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe restored the rights of more than 200-thousand individuals with felony offenses, one week ago today. Just be patient as the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s office is still loading up names to the searchable database look-up tool. For more information call 804-692-0104. The criteria for restoration of rights is to have completed […]
Governor Terry R. McAuliffe has granted the rights of an additional 206,000 felons bringing the total to 224,000 restoration of rights grants to date. As of April 22, 2016, all individuals that have completed incarceration and have been released from supervised probation and parole are eligible for restoration of rights for felony offenses. I would […]
The Secretary of the Commonwealth office has announced a ‘new feature’ to the restoration of rights process. Virginians who have lost their civil rights will now be able to check the status of their rights restoration on the SOC website. The searchable database requires first name, last name, date of birth and social security number. […]
Clovia Lawrence of Radio One Richmond was in attendance with Governor Terry McAuliffe for the announcement of the tweaks to the restoration of rights process in Virginia. This is good news for ex-offenders on the receiving end of second chances. To date, Governor Terry McAuliffe has granted the rights of more 12-thousand former felons in Virginia. […]
Governor Terry McAuliffe is making good on his promise to grant rights to more felons than any other governor in a four-year term. And with that being said, Governor McAuliffe’s administration has granted the voting rights and civil rights of more than 11,000 ex-offenders. Criteria for Restoration of Rights for Non-Violent Offenders: Have been convicted of a non-violent felony […]
Beat the voter registration deadline on Tuesday, October 13, 2015 by registering to vote with Miss Community Clovia and Rolling For Freedom-R4F at the Exxon Gasoline Station located at 17th & Broad Streets. We will assist with voter registration from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the 99/3 and 105.7 Kiss Fm booth. Also, if you received your […]
