Obama Pushes battleground state to expedite convict applications for election

A powerful group – with leaders who have personally donated tens of thousands of dollars to the Obama campaign and the DNC – has successfully pressured a key battleground state into reinstating the voting privileges of convicted felons just in time for the November election.

Virginia will be center stage in President Obama’s fight for re-election. Obama carried the state by seven percentage points in 2008, but political strategists believe the race will be much closer this time around. In Virginia, convicted felons permanently lose their rights to vote, hold public office and serve on juries. However, those rights can be restored by the governor – a typically lengthy process. Now the Advancement Project – which is also leading the leftist-driven charge to weaken voter ID laws in key states before the November election – has successfully pressured Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell into beefing up efforts to restore voting rights to felons before Election Day.


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