This time, McAuliffe says he's restored the rights one by one, which he says is legal.

"Now I know there are those who believe that the Governor should make certain individuals wait longer based on the severity of their crime", he said.

Almost 13,000 former felons in Virginia had their right to vote restored Monday-and more could be re-enfranchised in time for the November election.

Terry R. McAuliffe has begun what's expected to be a laborious and time-consuming enterprise - restoring the rights to vote and perform other civic duties for hundreds of thousands of convicted felons, on an individual basis.

The names of individuals whose rights have been restored will be released on the 15th of each month, the governor said.

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Immediately following that ruling, McAuliffe vowed to use an autopen to individually sign orders restoring rights.

On Friday, Trump described an African-American community beset by crumbling inner cities, failing schools and high unemployment, and suggested that Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party have taken the black vote for granted while doing nothing to help the community. McAuliffe, who is under FBI investigation for campaign contributions, could potentially become a felon himself. What is more, we are aware of no point in the history of the Commonwealth that any Governor has even asserted the power to issue such an order. "But, there is also no doubt that he has restored the rights of some odious criminals".

GOP House Speaker William Howell, who sued McAuliffe over the order, said lawmakers will carefully review the process McAuliffe laid out Monday to ensure it meets the requirements set by the court.

"McAuliffe's administration had argued that there is nothing in Virginia's constitution that says governors must restore felons" rights on a case-by-case basis. Undoubtedly, the governor has restored the rights of some deserving citizens. "The people of full Virginia deserve a full explanation of the policy, specifically why he is restoring rights to habitual offenders, those who have not yet paid back their victims, and the Commonwealth's worst sex offenders". "Therefore, they must wait longer to have their rights restored". The Governor's decision to lash out at the Court and the General Assembly after his unconstitutional order was overturned was petulant and imprudent.