The court ordered voter registrations canceled for felons who registered as a result of McCauliffe’s order-about 13,000 people, according to a statement by McAuliffe.
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Following last week’s Virginia State Supreme Court ruling on an April executive order regarding voting rights of ex-felons, Gov. Terry McAuliffe is taking a different path to restore the voting rights of thousands in the state.
Friday’s ruling said the name of the voters who had their rights restored by the executive order will now have their names returned to a list of prohibited voters.
“At the end of the day, I think actually more folks are now gonna register to vote because they will not let this injustice stand by”, McAuliffe said Monday. “To be sure, no Governor of this Commonwealth, until now, has even suggested that such a power exists”.
Delegate Rob Bell says republicans will be watching very closely as Governor McAuliffe starts to individually restore voting rights for felons. “And I will continue to sign orders until I have completed restoration for all 200,000 Virginians”.
“The men and women whose voting rights were restored by my executive action should not be alarmed”, the governor reassured them. My faith remains strong in all of our citizens to choose their leaders, and I am prepared to back up that faith with my executive pen.
McAuliffe says he will sign individual orders restoring the right to vote for the felons who had registered.
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Delegate Bell was one of many republicans fighting back, against the rights restoration.
