December 10, 2009
Letter from Representative John Conyers
Representative Conyers wrote to encourage Governor Warner to use his executive power to restore the voting rights of persons with felony convictions who have completed their sentences.
Letter from Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva
Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva wrote to commend Governor Warner on his excellent work during his tenure and encouraged him to exit his Governorship by taking his commitment to restoration of voting rights one step further in the form of an executive order for the blanket restoration of voting rights for a persons stripped of those rights because of a felony conviction.
Letter from Reverend Al Sharpton
Reverend Al Sharpton wrote to encourage Governor Warner to, before ending his term as governor, use his executive power to restore voting rights to the people in the state of Virginia who have completed all of the conditions of their criminal sentences.
Letter from Congresswoman Corrine Brown
Congresswoman Brown wrote a letter to Governor Warner sincerely encouraging him to use his executive power to restore voting rights to the people in the state of Virginia who have completed all of the conditions of their criminal sentences.
Letter from Congresswoman McKinney
Congresswoman Mckinney has urged Governor Warner to join in the bipartisan effort to bring Virginia into the ranks of states that allow all citizens to participate in the democratic process.
South Carolina Progressive Network (SCPN)
The SCPN wrote a letter to a Governor Mark Warner urgining him to use his executive power to institute automatice restoration of voting rights for persons who have completed their sentence for a felony conviction.
NAACP Letter
The NAACP wrote a letter to Governor Mark Warner of Virginia to encourage him to follow the lead of his colleague Governor Tom Vilsack of Iowa by signing an executive order to automatically restore the voting rights of all persons with felony convictions that have completed their sentences.
Filed under On the Ground, Tools and Resources, Felony Re-enfranchisement