For a century and a half, Virginia enforced a practice that contradicted a federal regulation against widespread disenfranchisement of individuals with felony convictions. A federal judge recently identified this long-standing violation.
Son Huynh is one of the people affected by this policy. He expressed his intention to participate in the upcoming November elections. Huynh shared his post-incarceration challenges with a reporter, maintaining his request for anonymity in photographs to facilitate his reintegration into society.
Before his conviction, Huynh consistently participated in elections. Growing up in California, he learned about the importance of voting during his school years. His parents, immigrants from Vietnam, and his initial years in Vietnam instilled in him the significance of this civic duty. Moving to Virginia at around 13 years old, voting became a source of pride for him.
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