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Board grants several pardons, records some split votes on relief of rights
Summary
The board recorded multiple pardons granted (several with restrictions such as relief from habitual offender status and firearms disabilities) and a handful of split votes where members disagreed on the scope of relief (e.g., voting rights only vs. full pardon).
The Aug. 4 minutes record several pardons granted with restrictions. Examples include Shawn D. Washington and Gary E. Willis, each granted pardons with restrictions such as relief from the habitual offender act and firearms disabilities. Several applicants (Kit T. Brown, Avery Richardson, John H. Lockhart and others) were recorded as having pardons granted or voting-rights restorations.
The minutes also show split votes on particular pardons. For James E. Ford, Chair Hal Nash and Board Member Gabrelle Simmons voted to grant voting rights only while Board Member Jennifer Conway voted to grant a full pardon. For Christopher J. Moore the minutes show Simmons and Conway voting to grant a pardon with restrictions while Nash voted to deny.
The minutes do not provide additional written rationale beyond the recorded votes; the text records the outcome and any statutory relief granted or withheld (for example, relief from the habitual offender act and firearms disabilities where specified).
