‘Ban the box:’ Felons arrested for not coming clean on voter registration


Gregory Briehl, 61, Stephen Hales, 60, and Margaret Witt, 71, are the only people who have been charged in Albemarle under a 2012 law that ups the penalties for felons who attempt to register to vote without restoration of rights. Submitted photo from Briehl, mugshots from Albemarle County Police Department

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