But informing them wasn't the issue decided (Reply #23)

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Fri Jul 22, 2016, 10:42 PM

Nevernose (13,081 posts)

23. But informing them wasn't the issue decided

It's just that he has to do them all individually. The legislature's not involved in any meaningful way, but thanks for the info. I guess it's in there to keep governors accountable.

McAuliffe btw, already said he'd sign all 206000 of them.

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46 replies	Author	Time	Post
Va. Supreme Court strikes down McAuliffe’s felon voting rights restoration in 4-3 decision [View all]	SickOfTheOnePct	Jul 2016	OP
This is sad	scscholar	Jul 2016	#1
We need a national law protecting everyone's voting rights. Or a better legal case to	L. Coyote	Jul 2016	#2
A starting point would be a Constitutionally enumerated affirmative right to vote	loyalsister	Jul 2016	#6
Those rights are stripped upon a felony conviction	Press Virginia	Jul 2016	#10
Is there an affirmative right to vote in the VA constitution?	loyalsister	Jul 2016	#11
There's an affirmative right to own guns and felons don't get those rights back	Press Virginia	Jul 2016	#12
He needs to go through the legislature.	Qutzupalotl	Jul 2016	#3
Terrible.	bigwillq	Jul 2016	#4
What a joke	Calculating	Jul 2016	#5
There would need to be a ballot initiative to change	Press Virginia	Jul 2016	#9
Why not do it on a case by case basis?	Hassin Bin Sober	Jul 2016	#7
He has to present the particulars of each case	Press Virginia	Jul 2016	#8
He's now saying he will sign all 220k individually if need be. Or at least the 13k who registered	Hassin Bin Sober	Jul 2016	#13
He needs to present them to the legislature individually	Press Virginia	Jul 2016	#14
For what? Approval? Or just submit them?	Hassin Bin Sober	Jul 2016	#15
From the va constitution	Press Virginia	Jul 2016	#17
So he just has to "communicate" the "particulars"	Hassin Bin Sober	Jul 2016	#19
No. But he is required to provide reasons and particulars	Press Virginia	Jul 2016	#20
It's pretty black and white.	Hassin Bin Sober	Jul 2016	#22
I don't think that's accurate	Nevernose	Jul 2016	#16
That's what I've gotten out of the local ACLU statement.	Hassin Bin Sober	Jul 2016	#18
Not according to the constitution	Press Virginia	Jul 2016	#21
But informing them wasn't the issue decided	Nevernose	Jul 2016	#23
He has to do it during regular sessions. He waited	Press Virginia	Jul 2016	#24
I don't think so, he just needs to send them something that complyies with the law.	L. Coyote	Jul 2016	#25
It's the plain text of the VA constitution	Press Virginia	Jul 2016	#26
Same reason for each, to restore voting rights.	L. Coyote	Jul 2016	#27
That's the act of relief not the reason for granting it	Press Virginia	Jul 2016	#28
So, grant it for that reason.	L. Coyote	Jul 2016	#29
The reason for the relief can't be the relief itself.	Press Virginia	Jul 2016	#30
How about "they served their time" . Done.	Hassin Bin Sober	Jul 2016	#32
Some of them were found to be serving life sentences in other states	Press Virginia	Jul 2016	#33
Honestly. Big fucking deal.	Hassin Bin Sober	Jul 2016	#34
How many of those 200,000 are currently serving a prison sentence out of that	Press Virginia	Jul 2016	#36
It's a rascist bigoted policy meant to disenfranchise minorities.	Hassin Bin Sober	Jul 2016	#39
There is a means to change the VA constitution, executive decree isn't it	Press Virginia	Jul 2016	#40
He had better lawyers. Lol.	Hassin Bin Sober	Jul 2016	#41
i think you should learn about Jim Crow and which party controlled the South at the time	Press Virginia	Jul 2016	#42
Lol. Yeah, I figured as much. This explains a lot.	Hassin Bin Sober	Jul 2016	#43
There's no debate on the Southern Strategy and shift in party	Press Virginia	Jul 2016	#44
The History forum is here:	Hassin Bin Sober	Jul 2016	#45
SCOTUS already decided this issue in the 70's. The States are not illegally disenfranchising anyone	Press Virginia	Jul 2016	#46
Interesting - if someone is found legally insane, do they lose their right to vote	MH1	Jul 2016	#35
He lost the right to vote because of his conviction. He was found not guilty by reason of insanity	Press Virginia	Jul 2016	#37
Okay, it sounded different in your previous post.	MH1	Jul 2016	#38
just heard on Norman Goldman's show that Terry said "That's fine. If you're	napi21	Jul 2016	#31

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