Court denies challenge to Youngkin’s voting rights restoration process

Published August 9, 2024 2:45pm ET



A court has denied a challenge to Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s (R-VA) process for restoring voting rights for people convicted of a felony and ruled it was filed under the wrong section of the law.

However, the court did criticize the governor’s use of power in the only state in the country that permanently strips civil rights away from felons.

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