RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Friday that he had restored voting rights to 3,496 felons — but a local legislator who spearheaded a push to restore voting rights to all felons who’ve served their time said it isn’t enough.
Sen. Mamie Locke, D-Hampton, said backing the constitutional amendment she introduced would have been a better option if the governor was concerned about supporting voting rights.
“Instead, he and his fellow Republicans in the General Assembly killed the measure, ensuring at least two more years of continuing discrimination at the ballot box,” Locke wrote to The Virginian-Pilot on Monday.
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