Spanberger Expands Voting Rights to 66,000 Virginians

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger restored voting rights for 66,085 people with past felony convictions, a sharp reversal from the prior administration and in line with earlier governors’ broad restoration efforts since 2013. The move follows a federal court ruling striking down Virginia’s felony disenfranchisement and precedes November’s ballot referendum on automatically restoring rights after incarceration.