FACTOID # 1: The total number of state executions in 2005 was 60: 19 in Texas and 41 elsewhere. The racial split was 19 Black and 41 White.
 
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The South > Virginia > Government

VIRGINIAN GOVERNMENT STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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1972 Election > Youth voter turnout 34% [34th of 41]
2000 Election > Youth voter turnout 9% [9th of 41]
2004 Election > Total registered voters 13 [13th of 51]
2004 Election > Total voted 12 [12th of 51]
2004 Election > Total votes as percentage 36% [36th of 51]
2004 Election > Voting age population 12 [12th of 51]
2004 Election > Youth voter turnout 37% [37th of 41]
Confederate States of America > Significant dates > Admitted C.S.A. May 7, 1861
Confederate States of America > Significant dates > Readmitted to the Union January 26, 1870
Confederate States of America > Significant dates > Secession ordinance April 17, 1861
Confederate States of America > Significant dates > Under predominant > Union control
1865;
(1861 for West Virginia)
Electoral Votes 12 [12th of 51]
Gun Laws > Permits
A permit is not required to purchase a firearm. A permit issued by a circuit court is needed to carry a concealed handgun.
Gun Laws > Prohibited persons
law prohibits possession of a firearm by a person who is acquitted by reason of insanity; adjudicated incompetent or incapacitated; involuntarily committed; subject to a protective order; convicted of a felony; or found guilty as a juvenile of a delinquent act which would be a felony if committed by an adult. It is unlawful for an alien to possess an assault firearm, or for a person under 18 years of age to possess a handgun or assault firearm. Handguns cannot be purchased by certain persons who have been convicted of two misdemeanor drug offenses within 36 months.
Patents Issued 20 [20th of 54]
Reconstruction > Significant dates > Democratic Party Establishes Control October 5, 1869
Reconstruction > Significant dates > Joined Confederacy May 7, 1861
Reconstruction > Significant dates > Readmitted into Union January 26, 1870
Seats in the House of Representatives 12 seats [12th of 50]
State court > Nomenclature > Court of Last Resort
Supreme Court
(previously: Supreme Court of Appeals)

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SOURCES: CIRCLE, The Center for Information and Reasearch on Civic Learning and Engagement; U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005.; Wikipedia: Confederate States of America ; FirstGov Official Government website; Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2003; United States Patent and Trademark Office; Wikipedia: Reconstruction ; The United States House of Representatives; Wikipedia: State court

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