Subject: Re: Ready for research: Please read: DNC Applauds VA Gov. McAuliffe on Rights Restoration
From: "Jefferson, Deshundra" <[email-masked]>
To: "Wei, Shu-Yen" <[email-masked]>
Cc: "Freundlich, Christina" <[email-masked]>, "Crystal, Andy" <[email-masked]>, RR2 <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2016 18:16:36 -0700

We will let you know when we have the okay.

Sent from my iPhone

On Apr 22, 2016, at 7:35 PM, Wei, Shu-Yen <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:

Ok, just tell me when

On Apr 22, 2016, at 7:34 PM, Freundlich, Christina <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:

My apologies. Donna still needs to approve.

On Fri, Apr 22, 2016 at 4:33 PM -0700, "Freundlich, Christina" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:

This is going out tomorrow. Who is blasting?

On Fri, Apr 22, 2016 at 4:22 PM -0700, "Crystal, Andy" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:

Good here

From: Jefferson, Deshundra
Sent: Friday, April 22, 2016 7:16 PM
To: Crystal, Andy; RR2
Subject: RE: Ready for research: Please read: DNC Applauds VA Gov. McAuliffe on Rights Restoration

I added a sentence in green below. Is it okay with that change?

From: Crystal, Andy
Sent: Friday, April 22, 2016 7:12 PM
To: Jefferson, Deshundra; RR2
Subject: RE: Ready for research: Please read: DNC Applauds VA Gov. McAuliffe on Rights Restoration

Good to go, couple small eds

From: Jefferson, Deshundra
Sent: Friday, April 22, 2016 7:04 PM
To: RR2
Subject: Ready for research: Please read: DNC Applauds VA Gov. McAuliffe on Rights Restoration

From: Jefferson, Deshundra
Sent: Friday, April 22, 2016 7:03 PM
To: Miranda, Luis; Paustenbach, Mark; Walsh, Tom
Cc: Pratt Wiley; Lindsay Langholz; Wei, Shu-Yen
Subject: RE: Please read: DNC Applauds VA Gov. McAuliffe on Rights Restoration

I will strike it and send to research.

From: Miranda, Luis
Sent: Friday, April 22, 2016 7:02 PM
To: Jefferson, Deshundra; Paustenbach, Mark; Walsh, Tom
Cc: Pratt Wiley; Lindsay Langholz; Wei, Shu-Yen
Subject: RE: Please read: DNC Applauds VA Gov. McAuliffe on Rights Restoration

Given the complaints i would leave it out

Sent via the Samsung GALAXY S®4, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone

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From: "Jefferson, Deshundra" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Date: 04/22/2016 7:00 PM (GMT-05:00)
To: "Paustenbach, Mark" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>, "Walsh, Tom" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>, "Miranda, Luis" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Cc: Pratt Wiley <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>, Lindsay Langholz <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>, "Wei, Shu-Yen" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Subject: RE: Please read: DNC Applauds VA Gov. McAuliffe on Rights Restoration
Incorporating Luis’ comments.

The De Blasio reference is in regards to the Board of Elections suspensions. Pratt – are you comfortable striking this?

From: Paustenbach, Mark
Sent: Friday, April 22, 2016 6:56 PM
To: Jefferson, Deshundra; Walsh, Tom; Miranda, Luis
Cc: Pratt Wiley; Lindsay Langholz; Wei, Shu-Yen
Subject: RE: Please read: DNC Applauds VA Gov. McAuliffe on Rights Restoration

Thanks. Quick suggestions in yellow.

Mark Paustenbach
National Press Secretary &
Deputy Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
W: 202.863.8148
[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>

From: Jefferson, Deshundra
Sent: Friday, April 22, 2016 6:27 PM
To: Walsh, Tom; Paustenbach, Mark; Miranda, Luis
Cc: Pratt Wiley; Lindsay Langholz; Wei, Shu-Yen
Subject: Please read: DNC Applauds VA Gov. McAuliffe on Rights Restoration

Washington, D.C. -- Donna Brazile, the DNC’s Vice Chair of Voter Registration and Participation, issued the following statement praising Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe’s decision to restore voting rights for people with felony convictions:

“The Democratic Party applauds Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe’s decision to restore the voting rights of over 200,000 citizens.  Democrats across the nation believe the right to vote is our most fundamental right – it is the right that protects and preserves all of our other rights and freedoms. Democrats also know that we solve our nation’s problems with more democracy, not less.

“The contrast between our two national parties has never been more stark than on the issue of our democracy.  Sadly, restricting access to the ballot box has become the political strategy for the Republican Party. We have witnessed Republican-led legislatures in Arizona, North Carolina, Ohio, Wisconsin and elsewhere take steps to make it harder to vote by eliminating same-day registration, reducing early voting, cutting eliminating polling locations, and imposing strict Photo ID laws.  Democrats, however, are actively fighting to the expanding expand voter access in states like Virginia, California, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Vermont and everywhere in between. We are fighting in state houses to pass automatic registration, implement online voter registration, expand early voting and same-day registration. Democrats in Congress are working to restore the full strength of the Voting Rights Act.

“When long lines form or citizens are unable to overcome election burdens, Republicans blame the problem on ‘too many voters’ and celebrate those burdens as a key to their general election victory. Meanwhile, New York Democrats are holding people accountable and actively seeking answers. Meanwhile, Democrats like Mayor Bill De Blasio [there’s no context for De Blasio reference] are holding people accountable and actively seeking answers.  Because Republicans don’t hold themselves accountable for election failures, the Democratic National Committee and its partners are doing so for them by filing suit in Arizona to reverse the culture of discrimination and disenfranchisement.

“Today’s action is a reminder that elections matter. Our nation and our democracy is [are?] are stronger and healthier when we elect Democrats up and down the ticket.”

<http://www.democrats.org/>Deshundra Jefferson, Southern Regional Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
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