Spanberger voting-rights letters sent to dead felons amid ballot access push

Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger's program to restore voting rights to people with felony convictions is drawing scrutiny after reports that some notification letters went to families of recipients who have died. Spanberger said in July that 66,000 people had regained their rights, and the letters are part of that effort, according to Fox News.

Virginia Beach attorney Tim Anderson, who has practiced for 27 years, told Fox News Digital that restoration has traditionally required a petition to the governor, followed by a review of the individual case. He shared posts showing letters from Spanberger's administration addressed to relatives of deceased people. In his view, either Richmond is not vetting recipients or its screening misses the dead. He also raised the possibility that a dishonest relative could use Virginia's online registration to sign up a deceased person.

One of those posts came from Virginia resident Howard Lambert, who displayed a July 1 restoration notice bearing the governor's signature, plus an Aug. 31 letter sent to a relative whose name was redacted.

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