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Supreme Disappointment: Virginia Organizing Responds to Restoration Decision

Supreme Disappointment: Virginia Organizing Responds to Restoration Decision

Virginia Organizing State Governing Board member and returning citizen Duane Edwards issued the following statement upon learning of the Virginia Supreme Court's decision on resto ...

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Virginia Organizing Works to Register Voters Across the State, Focuses on Returning Citizens

Virginia Organizing Works to Register Voters Across the State, Focuses on Returning Citizens

Charlottesville, Va.—Virginia Organizing, a non-partisan statewide grassroots organization, is working to register voters across the Commonwealth, focusing on finding returning ci ...

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Celebrate What McAuliffe Has Done

Celebrate What McAuliffe Has Done

Published by Danville Register & Bee I have noticed a series of articles critical to Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s executive order that restored voting rights to returning citizens w ...

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After Danville event, ex-offender voting applications rise

After Danville event, ex-offender voting applications rise

Published by Danville Register & Bee.  Dozens of ex-offenders have applied to register to vote in Danville since a recent rights restoration event attended by Secretary of the ...

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Governor McAuliffe Announces New Voter Registration Innovation

Governor McAuliffe Announces New Voter Registration Innovation

Released by the Office of the Governor of Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today an exciting new innovation from the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and the ...

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Session Aims to Deliver Understanding of Restoring Rights to Felons

Session Aims to Deliver Understanding of Restoring Rights to Felons

Published by Danville Register & Bee Marty Jackson recalled his “long journey” to getting his rights restored — and he wanted to do his part to help anyone else wishing to do ...

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Secretary Thomasson and Local Groups Celebrate Restoration of Rights

Secretary Thomasson and Local Groups Celebrate Restoration of Rights

Danville, Va.— More than 65 grassroots leaders and community members joined Virginia Organizing, Southwest CARES, and Secretary of the Commonwealth Kelly Thomasson on Wednesday ev ...

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Virginia Organizing Applauds Martinsville City Council Resolution on Redistricting

Virginia Organizing Applauds Martinsville City Council Resolution on Redistricting

Martinsville, Va.—Virginia Organizing applauds Martinsville City Council’s resolution in support of statewide redistricting reform passed on Tuesday evening. Virginia Organizing M ...

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Secretary Thomasson to Join Local Groups for Restoration Celebration and Information Session

Secretary Thomasson to Join Local Groups for Restoration Celebration and Information Session

What: Restoration of Civil Rights Celebration and Information Session for Returning Citizens When: Wednesday, June 29 at 6 p.m. Where: Calvary Baptist Church (218 Holbrook Street, ...

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Secretary Thomasson to Join Virginia Organizing for Restoration Celebration and Information Session

Secretary Thomasson to Join Virginia Organizing for Restoration Celebration and Information Session

What: Restoration of Civil Rights Celebration and Information Session for Returning Citizens When: Wednesday, May 18 at 5 p.m. Where: Williams Farm Recreation Center (5252 Learnin ...

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