Terry McAuliffe’s Voting Rights for Felons Defeated at Virginia Supreme Court
Posted on July 23, 2016
Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s action restoring the voting rights of more than 200,000 felons was unconstitutional, Virginia’s highest court ruled Friday, siding with Republican lawmakers who said the governor overstepped his authority.
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