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July 25, 2016

VA Gov. to Individually Pardon Ex-Felons to Restore Voting Rights
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Virginia Governor Terry Mc Auliffe says he will sign individual clemency
grants for tens of thousands of former felons. The promise comes after
the Virginia state Supreme Court ruled against an executive order Mc
Auliffe signed in April that would have restored voting rights to about
200,000 people former felons in Virginia who have completed their
sentences.


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