The Virginia News Letter has just published "Felons and the Right to Vote
in Virginia: a Historical Overview" by a young scholar, Helen Gibson.



http://www.coopercenter.org/publications/VANsltr0115



From the abstract: "Recent Virginia governors have made strong progress in
reforming laws regarding the restitution of voting rights for felons and
ex-felons. But the denial of voting rights for people with felony
convictions in Virginia and other states still disproportionately affects
black citizens. . . . Gibson writes that Virginia has had one of the most
discriminatory records for denying voting rights to felons and ex-felons
until recently.  But key steps by recent governors have made the path to
restoration of rights smoother."


Henry Wiencek

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