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VA · SB162FINAL · 1 COSPONSOR

Voter registration; restoration of political rights upon release from incarceration.

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Voter registration; restoration of political rights upon release from incarceration; certain adjudications. Provides that any person who loses his political rights as a result of a felony conviction shall be invested with those rights upon his release from incarceration and shall be entitled to register to vote. The bill directs the Department of Corrections and the State Board of Local and Regional Jails to transmit to the Department of Elections certain information for incarcerated persons wit…

Source: OpenStates · fetched April 22, 2026

Who it affects
Formerly incarcerated or family of

Restores political rights, including the right to register to vote, upon release from incarceration following a felony conviction.

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Who This AffectsAI analysis
  • Formerly incarcerated or family ofdirectMajor impactHigh certainty

    Restores political rights, including the right to register to vote, upon release from incarceration following a felony conviction.

    Provides that any person who loses his political rights as a result of a felony conviction shall be invested with those rights upon his release from incarceration and shall be entitled to register to vote.· Voter registration; restoration of political rights upon release from incarceration; certain adjudications.
What the Bill Does
  • Restores political rights, including the right to register to vote, to individuals upon release from incarceration after a felony conviction.
  • Directs the Department of Corrections and the State Board of Local and Regional Jails to transmit certain information to the Department of Elections for incarcerated persons.
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