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Virginia Amendment Would Allow Inmates To Vote, Potentially Roiling Politics In Counties With Prisons

Luke Rosiak  –  Virginia Democrats Mamie E. Locke and Kaye Kory will introduce a measure Jan. 8 that would allow prisoners to vote from jail in the state. –  The bill appears to allow prisoners to vote in the jurisdiction of the jail, potentially making inmates a powerful voting bloc in sparsely populated communities. – …