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On 22 April 2016, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe signed an order restoring voting rights to approximately 200,000 residents with felony convictions: The New York Times' editorial board described McAuliffe's executive action as historic, comparing it to other states' restrictions on felony convictions and voting: The decision came during an already contentious election year. Because of that, many reports circulating on social media were editorial in nature, leading some to misunderstand the specifics of the new law. Several misinterpreted the numbers, asserting that 260,000 felons in Virginia were given the right to vote, or that the measure somehow involved President Obama: It is true that Virginia's governor signed an order on 22 April 2016, which restored the voting rights of approximately 200,000 convicted felons throughout the state. However, the number of Virginians affected was not 260,000, and President Obama was not in any way involved with the order.
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