RICHMOND (AP) – People who have been disqualified from voting in Virginia because of their criminal records have filed a lawsuit against Gov. Youngkin and elections officials challenging the state’s automatic disenfranchisement of people with felony convictions. Virginia is one of only a few states that automatically takes away voting rights for convicted felons unless the governor restores those rights. The lawsuit — filed on behalf of the clients by the Virginia ACLU — alleges Virginia is violating the Readmissions Act of 1870. That prohibited former Confederate states from including in their constitutions any provision that would disenfranchise their citizens other than people convicted of committing crimes that were common law felonies at the time.