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felon's release. from incarceration, either directly or by permitting subsequent legislative <br />action by the General Assembly. <br />NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of <br />Portsmouth, Virginia that it urges the General Assembly to adopt the necessary Joint <br />Resolutions to initiate the process to amend the Constitution of Virginia and to adopt any <br />such subsequent legislation as may be necessary to provide for the automatic restoration <br />of voting rights upon a felon's release from incarceration. <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager is directed to provide a <br />copy of this Resolution to each member of the City's General Assembly delegation. <br />ADOPTED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia,. at a meeting held <br />on December 8, 2015. <br />Teste: <br />City Clerk <br />