Lawsuit Says Virginia’s Disenfranchisement Laws Violate Post-Civil War Statute

The lawsuit claims nonviolent felonies cannot be used to disenfranchise voters in the state.

A group of disenfranchised voters in Virginia who have had their voting rights taken away because of an archaic and racist state constitutional amendment are suing the state in federal court. The suit alleges that the laws disallowing individuals formerly convicted of felony crimes from engaging in the democratic process are in violation of a post-Civil War federal statute.

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