| Voting Rights Act of Virginia | |
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| Virginia State Legislature | |
| Full name | Voting Rights Act of Virginia |
| Introduced | January 8, 2021 |
| House voted | February 1, 2021 |
| Senate voted | February 25, 2021 |
| Sponsor(s) | Del. Marcis S. "Cia" Price; Sen. Jennifer McClellan |
| Governor | Ralph Northam |
| Website | lis.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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