Virginia Restores Voting Rights for 66K | Richmond News

Governor Abigail Spanberger has restored voting rights to over 66,000 Virginians — reversing a drastic rollback under her predecessor — by eliminating barriers like mandatory proof of paid fines and launching a proactive system to identify eligible applicants. Her administration criticizes former Governor Glenn Youngkin for gutting the restoration process, which yielded fewer than 10,000 restorations during his term. Spanberger’s team is now working with law enforcement to ensure accuracy and is pushing for a ballot amendment to make restoration automatic after serving a sentence — a move she calls essential to correcting a Jim Crow-era injustice. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/fb2e7010191016f6