Right to Vote Amendment

Virginia

3 nov

Provide that persons convicted of felonies have their voting rights restored upon release from incarceration

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Should the Constitution of Virginia be amended (i) to provide for the fundamental right to vote in the Commonwealth, (ii) to revise the qualifications of voters so that a person convicted of a felony is not entitled to vote during his period of incarceration but is automatically invested with the right to vote upon release from incarceration, and (iii) to update the existing prohibition on voting by persons found to be mentally incompetent to instead apply to persons who have been found to lack the capacity to understand the act of voting?

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Amanda Nelson's VA voting group

Dirigido por Amanda Nelson · 430 votantes

Progressive Virginia

Dirigido por Salaam Bhatti · 58 votantes

Be. A. Menace.

Dirigido por Kate for the People · 328 votantes

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Where the Redford Grows

Dirigido por Tiffany Redford Hall · 1 votante

Say YES to Constitutional Amendments!

Dirigido por Remi Newhart · 21 votantes

BLUE WAVE IN RVA

Dirigido por B. Williams · 13 votantes

Informed Citizen Voters

Dirigido por Colonel Pratt · 10 votantes

Our country was founded on the idea of no "taxation with representation." If someone has "paid the time" after "doing the crime," I believe they should be able to vote. Also, modern medicine is advanced enough to provide treatment to people who have mental illnesses so they should be allowed to vote if a Dr. says they are competent.

Dem Jennys

Dirigido por Pamela Wurst Vetrini · 10 votantes

3co Neighbors

Dirigido por Xavier Vaughn · 2 votantes

Baddies for Voting

Dirigido por Eshani Patel · 2 votantes

Yes changes the state constitution to make voting an explicit fundamental right, automatically restoring voting rights to individuals upon their release from prison, and updating the court criteria for mental capacity. Oftentimes, a lifetime ban on voting hurts community reintegration.

SK8 TO THE POLLS

Dirigido por Dot Johnson · 3 votantes

Currently, Virginia’s Constitution makes felony convictions a basis for loss of voting rights, with restoration handled through the state’s restoration process. The amendment would instead establish automatic restoration of voting rights upon release from incarceration for the felony conviction.

It does not mean someone currently incarcerated for a felony could vote. The proposed change concerns what happens after release from incarceration.

Good Humans Vote

Dirigido por Easter · 1 votante