Federal judge restores thousands of Virginians’ voting rights in historic ruling
RICHMOND, Va. — Today in a historic ruling, a federal judge found that Virginia’s Constitution broke federal law by stripping the voting rights of every Virginian with a felony conviction, paving the way for potentially hundreds of thousands of Virginians to have their voting rights restored. “I am overjoyed at today’s ruling and what it… The post Federal judge restores thousands of Virginians’ voting rights in <span class="dewidow">historic ruling</span> appeared first on Protect Democracy .
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| Federal judge restores thousands of Virginians’ voting rights in historic ruling Representative | protectdemocracy.org | S3 | 2026-01-22 21:56:37 |
| Judge rules Virginia unlawfully denied voting rights to hundreds of thousands | news.google.com | Unknown | 2026-01-22 18:40:08 |
| Virginia Voters to Decide Whether Former Felons Automatically Regain Voting and Civil Rights This November - wsls.com | news.google.com | Unknown | 2026-01-28 23:13:35 |
| Virginia Voters to Decide Whether Former Felons Automatically Regain Voting and Civil Rights This November | wsls.com | S2 | 2026-01-29 04:30:00 |