Virginia Voters End Lifetime Felony Voting BanVirginia Voters Reject Jim Crow-Era Voting DisenfranchisementVirginia Makes Felony Voting Rights Automatic Upon Release
On November 3, Virginia voters approved a constitutional amendment restoring voting rights to people with felony convictions when they leave prison. The measure repeals the state’s lifetime voting ban.On November 3, Virginia voters approved restoring voting rights to people with felony convictions upon their release from prison, ending a lifetime ban rooted in the state’s Jim Crow-era constitution.Virginia voters approved a constitutional amendment on November 3 restoring voting rights to people with felony convictions as soon as they leave prison, replacing the state’s prior lifetime ban.