PDA Restoration of Rights (Events in DC and Richmond) Wednesdat, 1/6/10 in DC; Thursday, 1/7/10 in Richmond VA

Restoration of Rights (Events in DC and Richmond)

Urge DNC Chairman/ VA Governor Tim Kaine to restore voting rights to all Virginia ex-offenders who have completed the terms of their sentences!

Date: Wednesday, January 6th
Time: 5:30 pm
Location: Democratic National Committee Headquarters
430 South Capitol St. SE
Washington, DC 20003
RSVP: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=406519375297&index=1

Date: Thursday, January 7th
Time: 6:00 pm
Location: Richmond City Hall
900 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA
RSVP: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=229167370847&index=1
Special Guest: Clovia Lawrence (Miss Community Clovia, Kiss 105.7 FM)
Speakers to be announced for the Richmond Event

Virginia has 300,000 ex-offenders who have lost their right to vote. There is an urgent matter that Governor Kaine must address before he leaves office on January 16 - voter restoration. Not only are Virginia and Kentucky the only two states in the USA that do not automatically restore the vote to ex-felons, we have recently learned that Governor Kaine has refused to restore the right to vote even to non-violent ex-felons who have completed their sentences and who have submitted completed applications to restore their vote merely because they have had moving violations, not misdemeanors or felonies, within the past 3 to 5 years.

This policy, finally revealed to Frank Anderson as the reason his application to restore his vote was denied, must be reversed. The right to vote should not be denied because of speeding tickets! Indeed, Governor Kaine has the clear legal authority under the Virginia Constitution to issue a blanket restoration of the right to vote for as many of the 300,000 currently disenfranchised ex-felons as he wants through the issuance of an Executive Order. Please ask him to do so before leaving office by calling (804) 786-2111 or by going to the following website: http://www.restoreourvote.org.

Recent news on the issue:

• Frank's interview on WPFW Radio - 89.3 FM
• For Felons, Right to Vote Should Not Be Limited by Speeding - Richmond Times Dispatch
• Tim Kaine Blocks Restoration of Rights for SPEEDING TICKETS - Not Larry Sabato
• Frank Anderson Tells His Story - Blue Virginia
• Kaine Policy Racist? - Style Weekly

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Please call Stephen Spitz at (703)845-9294 or Andrea Miller at (804) 363-8835 for further information.

Howard Jennings and Stephen Spitz
PDA Virginia State Co-Coordinators