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The Planet poses questions regarding the fairness of elections in the Richmond area.

Federal Election Laws are being repealed,. which brings the possibility of greater voter fraud in elections.

A new law threatens to prevent illiterate voters from accurately voting by themselves, having their ballots manipulated.

The Watson Bill passes in the Virginia Legislature, which aims to manipulate the ballot from illiterate men, who are mostly black.

Men are convicted of electoral fraud in precincts in Henrico county, and receive a fine of $10 and one day in jail.

An election in Harrisonburg, VA results in the election of a Democratic mayor and Republican treasurer; it is the first election to occur under a new election law that aims to disenfranchise black voters.

After black men are elected to replace white men in Norfolk’s city council, the Democrats are taken aback and backlash.

White political leaders target the black community with educational requirement to vote.

Intended “reforms” in voting policies backfire as the number of voters drops.

The Attorney General of Virginia argues that it is lawful to present several types of ballots, though the law states that there should only be one.