RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- A lawsuit filed by the Virginia NAACP against Gov. Glenn Youngkin for an alleged failure to produce records in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request has recently been ordered to a lower court.

The lawsuit pertains to a FOIA request submitted by the Virginia NAACP for records related to Youngkin's process when Virginians with prior felony convictions are denied restoration of their voting rights, a release said.

The Virginia NAACP alleged that Youngkin's office violated the FOIA by withholding hundreds of public records, and only provided them after the suit was filed, according to the release. A lower court will determine whether or not a violation of the FOIA occurred, as instructed by the Court of Appeals of Virginia.

Some of the records initially withhel

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