From Del. Marcia Price’s office: Delegate Price Introduces the Voting Rights Act of Virginia to Ensure All Virginians Can Cast Their Votes Newport News, VAâDelegate Marcia âCiaâ Price (D-95) announced today that she has introduced the Voting Rights Act of Virginia for the 2021 legislative session. The first of its kind in the Commonwealth, The Voting Rights Act of Virginia is based on the federal 1965 Voting Rights Act with comprehensive modernized updates to expand and protect the right to vote for all Virginians. âOur democracy is strongest when everyone is able to participate. Iâm sponsoring the Voting Rights Act of Virginia so that everyone, especially those who historically have been targeted, can cast their vote quickly, easily, and safely,â Delegate Price said. âSince the founding of our country, voters who are Black, Indigenous, and people of color have been disenfranchised and faced extreme barriers to accessing the ballot box based on bigotry and fear. Even recent events have shown that that hatred is still threatening our democracy. We need the Voting Rights Act of Virginia to ensure that voter suppression, intimidation, and discrimination are truly a part of the past and not our future in the Commonwealth.”