Richard Walker cooks at a fish fry in Gilpin Court in Richmond. He was using the event to help former convicts with prior felony convictions restore their voting rights.
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Restoring voting rights, with fish as the bait
Richard Walker toiled over a sizzling deep fryer, dropping breaded fish into the hot oil on a late summer afternoon. People lined up at a park shelter in Richmond’s Gilpin Court public housing complex, waiting for a fish dinner — and also getting an election message from Walker.
