# Dead felon voting controversy grows as ‘Betty No Last Name’ surfaces in Spanberger’s rights restoration push

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/dead-felon-voting-controversy-grows-as-betty-no-last-name-surfaces-in-spanbergers-rights-restoration-push/
- Published: 2026-10-29T18:18:32+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-29T19:36:34+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dead-felon-voting-controversy-grows-betty-no-last-name-surfaces-spanberger-rights-restoration-push
- Topics: World

## Key points

- A Virginia restoration citation was addressed to “Betty No Last Name”.
- More than 66,000 people reportedly had their rights restored.
- Lawmakers are calling for an audit before a ballot measure.

## Summary

An attorney in Virginia says he obtained a voting-rights restoration citation addressed to “Betty No Last Name”, adding to concerns about Governor Abigail Spanberger’s process for restoring rights to people with felony convictions. The document has drawn criticism ahead of a 3 November ballot measure that would make restoration automatic upon release from prison.

The citation says Betty’s rights to vote, serve on juries and seek public office were restored, and bears the signatures of Spanberger and Secretary of the Commonwealth Candi Mundon-King. Attorney Tim Anderson obtained it through a public-records request; a Chesapeake Sheriff’s Office official confirmed it was authentic. Anderson and former attorney general Jason Miyares questioned whether cases were individually reviewed, while some lawmakers have called for an independent audit. The article reports that more than 66,000 Virginians have had their rights restored, but does not include a response from Spanberger’s administration.

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