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Coverage dated October 18, 2026

Felon voting rights amendment goes before Virginia voters

Headline from Richmond Times-Dispatch

Virginians headed to the ballot box this election season will decide whether to guarantee voting rights to people convicted of felonies after their release from incarceration, rather than leave restoration to a governor’s discretion.

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    Read the ballot language for the felon voting rights amendment (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch)

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    Here's the text of the referendum that'll be on ballots statewide.

  2. Richmond Times-Dispatch

    Felon voting rights amendment goes before Virginia voters (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch)

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    Virginians headed to the ballot box this election season will decide whether to guarantee voting rights to people convicted of felonies after their release from incarceration, rather than leave restoration to a governor’s discretion.

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