Reversing Jim Crow-Era Ban, Virginians Restore Voting Rights
November 04, 2026
November 04, 2026
MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Nov. 4 [Category: Sociological] -- The Equal Justice Initiative posted the following news:
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Reversing Jim Crow-Era Ban, Virginians Restore Voting Rights
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Virginia voters on Tuesday approved a constitutional amendment that automatically restores the right to vote upon release from incarceration, reversing a century-old provision enacted to limit Black political power by imposing a lifetime voting ban for conviction of . . .
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Reversing Jim Crow-Era Ban, Virginians Restore Voting Rights
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Virginia voters on Tuesday approved a constitutional amendment that automatically restores the right to vote upon release from incarceration, reversing a century-old provision enacted to limit Black political power by imposing a lifetime voting ban for conviction of . . .