A federal court ruled Virginia's lifetime voting ban for people with certain prior felony convictions unlawfully strips voting rights beyond what Congress allows. The decision could restore voting rights to hundreds of thousands of voters.

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Judge rules Virginia unlawfully denied voting rights to hundreds of thousands

- A federal court ruled ([link removed] ) Virginia's lifetime voting ban for people with certain prior felony convictions unlawfully strips voting rights beyond what Congress allows. The decision could restore voting rights to hundreds of thousands of voters, especially Black voters long targeted by the ban.

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