New guidance limits voting disqualifications to murder, manslaughter convictions

By: Charlotte Rene Woods

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: September 15, 2026

Words: 651

Last Updated: 2 days, 21 hours ago

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Among Virginians who are no longer incarcerated, only those convicted of murder and voluntary or involuntary manslaughter remain disqualified from voting under new guidance from the Virginia Department of Elections.

The update comes days before early voting begins in the midterm elections, and months after a federal judge ordered the state to narrow how it determines voter eligibility under the Virginia Readmission Act.

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