Voting Rights Act of Virginia

Voting Rights Act of Virginia
Virginia State Legislature
Full nameVoting Rights Act of Virginia
IntroducedJanuary 8, 2021
House votedFebruary 1, 2021
Senate votedFebruary 25, 2021
Sponsor(s)Del. Marcis S. "Cia" Price; Sen. Jennifer McClellan
GovernorRalph Northam
Websitelis.virginia.gov
Status: Current legislation

The Voting Rights Act of Virginia is a Virginia law that prohibits racial discrimination in voting and establishes a preclearance provision for proposed changes to election administration, among other provisions. It is modeled after the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as well as the John Lewis Voting Rights Act (which would restore portions of the federal Voting Rights Act that were revoked in the 2013 Supreme Court case Shelby County v. Holder), and is the first voting rights act enacted in the American South.[a][1][2]

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