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When there are barriers to voting, or efforts that seek to silence or diminish the voices of Virginians, the environment suffers. Virginia LCV Education Fund helps build a strong democracy with on-the-ground nonpartisan voter outreach, registration, and education efforts, with the goal of ensuring all Virginians are able to make their voices heard. </p> 157 158 159 160<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Voter Registration, Education, and Participation</h3> 161 162 163 164<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Virginia is home to strong policies that promote access to the ballot box. Same-day voter registration, no-excuse absentee or âearlyâ voting, and vote-by-mail options are all examples of ways that itâs become easier for Virginians in every corner of the Commonwealth to participate in our democracy. Virginia LCV Education Fund registers Virginians to vote, makes sure they know where, when and how to cast their ballot, and that they know their rights on Election Day, work that helps us build progress toward an open, inclusive democracy that works for all Virginians. </p> 165 166 167 168<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Restoring voting rights</h3> 169 170 171 172<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Virginiaâs Constitution of 1902 included a number of harmful provisions intended to diminish the voting power of Black Virginians, including a measure stripping anyone with a felony conviction of the right to vote. Today, this measure is still on the books and is responsible for the disenfranchisement of an estimated 260,000 voting age Virginians. </p> 173 174 175 176<p class="wp-block-paragraph">With an effort ongoing to amend this provision out of our Constitution, Virginia LCV Education Fund is committed to continuing to make sure that impacted Virginians are aware of how to register to vote and begin participating in our democracy. </p> 177 178 179<section class="valcv-block-issues-feed has-cols-4 alignwide"> 180 <div class="wrap valcv-block-issues-feed__inner"> 181 <p class="h4-overline valcv-block-issues-feed__overline">Our Issues</p> 182 183 <ul class="valcv-block-issues-feed__grid"> 184 <li class="valcv-issue-card"> 185 <a class="valcv-issue-card__media" href="https://valcvef.org/issues/a-fair-free-democracy/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> 186 <img decoding="async" width="1024" height="683" src="https://valcvef.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/06/AdobeStock_345180016-1024x683.jpeg" class="valcv-issue-card__image wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://valcvef.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/06/AdobeStock_345180016-1024x683.jpeg 1024
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