Ballot Bandits

(Fox News) - Virginia Democratic Governor Tim Kaine is teaming up with groups such as the American Civil Liberties Union and the NAACP to try to add thousands of nonviolent offenders to voting rolls in time for the November election. Under Virginia's constitution, people convicted of a felony lose their right to vote for life. But the governor can restore those rights if the felon has a clean record for three years.

The Washington Post reports some Republicans say the drive is an improper effort to recruit more Obama voters in the key battleground state.

One Republican delegate says, "I don't know a lot of young Republicans who end up being felons... I am sure this registration effort is designed to help their candidate."

An Obama spokeswoman says there is no organized effort to target ex-offenders.