In July 2023 NAACP Virginia President Robert N. Barnette Jr. said the organization wanted Gov. Glenn Youngkin to create a clear set of criteria to decide whether to restore the voting rights of convicted felons who have served their time.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Secretary of the Commonwealth Kay Coles James have offered some insight, after months of speculation from Democratic lawmakers and civil rights groups, as to what criteria the administration considers when restoring rights to formerly incarcerated people.
NAACP Virginia President Robert N. Barnette Jr. speaks near the Virginia state Capitol in Richmond on Tuesday. From left, Denise Harrington, Gaylene Kanoyton, Barnette and Karen Jones attended the news conference.
NAACP Virginia President Robert Barnette Jr., center, speaks in July about a Freedom of Information Act request related to the changes the Youngkin administration made to restoring rights to formerly incarcerated people. “We need more specifics on use of firearms and committing felonies to determine whether that’s fair to all,” Barnette said during the news conference at the state Capitol.
NAACP Virginia President Robert Barnette Jr., center, speaks in July about a Freedom of Information Act request related to the changes the Youngkin administration made to restoring rights to formerly incarcerated people. “We need more specifics on use of firearms and committing felonies to determine whether that’s fair to all,” Barnette said during the news conference at the state Capitol.
NAACP Virginia President Robert N. Barnette Jr. speaks near the Virginia state Capitol in Richmond on Tuesday. From left, Denise Harrington, Gaylene Kanoyton, Barnette and Karen Jones attended the news conference.
