The number of Virginians who are getting their right to vote back after convictions for felonies fell for the second year running, after Gov. Glenn Youngkin halted his predecessors’ practice of automatically restoring rights, the latest annual report from the Secretary of the Commonwealth shows.
Virginia is the only state that says restoration of voting rights to anyone with felony convictions is subject to the discretion of the governor.
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