CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) – Virginians will soon decide whether to add new voting rights to the commonwealth’s constitution. It is one of three constitutional questions on November’s ballot and was highlighted Wednesday in Charlottesville at a press conference with Virginia Right to Vote and Tom Perriello, the Democratic candidate for the 5th District.
Question 3, if enacted, would restore voting rights to convicted felons after they are released and alter the definition of who is eligible to vote.
“Growing up in Virginia we were ranked 48th out of 50th as one of the most anti-voting states in the entire country. Thanks to the great work of some of the people behind me and those who came before we have now become one of the most pro voting states in the country,” Perriello said…