Voting rights bill passes unanimously out of committee

Exciting news!  House Bill 70, a proposed constitutional amendment that would restore voting rights more than 186,000 former felons once they've served their time, passed out of the House Elections and Constitutional Amendments committee with an unanimous vote of 8-0.  While we were expecting to get it passed through this committee with relative ease, we did not expect unanimous support.  This bodes well for the bill's chances as it moves to the floor to await a full vote of the House.  One highlight of the hearing was having Janssen Willhoit, a former felon, speak alongside testimony from our allies.  Watch video from his testimony below: