Spanberger says it ‘appears’ she restored dead people’s voting rights
Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) told reporters Friday that her administration is “looking into” the possibility that it restored the voting rights of deceased individuals when reinstating voting rights for Virginians with prior felony convictions.
TL;DR
- Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger is investigating if voting rights were restored to deceased individuals.
- Her administration recently reinstated voting rights for 66,085 former felons.
- Virginia's constitution automatically removes voting rights for felons, but the governor can restore them individually.