Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a Republican who has typically projected a tough-on-crime image, has restored civil rights to thousands of ex-felons.
McDonnell intervened in several thousand cases before leaving office in 2014. McAuliffe restored voting and other civil rights to about 173,000 felons. Northam did so for more than 111,000 former prisoners and championed a proposed constitutional amendment that would have automatically restored voting rights for felons upon completion of their incarceration.
To amend the constitution, the legislature must pass legislation two years in a row — with an election in between — and then win approval from voters in a referendum. The measure died in a Republican-controlled House committee this year, despite bipartisan support. Youngkin’s action to restore rights presents a softer image of the new governor, who stressed law-and-order themes during his campaign last year against McAuliffe, who was seeking a comeback. Youngkin sharply criticized Northam for the state
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