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  • In Virginia, Ex-Felons Voted For The First Time After Regaining Their Rights

    11/08/2017 6:57:40 AM PST · by sdthree · 46 replies
    Huffington Post ^ | 11/07/2017 09:59 pm ET | Sam Levine
    During Tuesday’s election in Virginia, Williams had originally planned to go and vote right at 6 a.m., but her ride was delayed a few hours. Williams, a former felon, lost her right to vote decades ago because she was convicted of a felony and Virginia bars felons from voting unless that right is restored by the governor. Williams, who is now back in school working to earn a degree that will help her become an auto-mechanic, said she was last in prison in 2014, but only recently had her voting rights restored by Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D). And so on...