VA HR194

Commends the more than 90,000 Black voters who on October 22, 1867, participated in Virginia's first election allowing Black male suffrage by electing delegates to the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1867–1868

Recognizes that over 105,000 Black men registered to vote in Virginia after the Civil War, with many attempting to vote as early as 1865 but having their ballots refused by local electoral boards

Notes that 24 of the 105 delegates elected to the 1867–1868 Constitutional Convention were Black men

Acknowledges the resulting 1869 Constitution established universal male suffrage for citizens over 21, created Virginia's first statewide public school system, and implemented county boards of supervisors

Directs the Clerk of the House of Delegates to prepare a copy of the resolution honoring these first Black voters' contributions during the Reconstruction era