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Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s (R) discretionary voting rights restoration policy for individuals with felony convictions will remain in place after a federal judge rejected a lawsuit challenging the practice as an arbitrary and unconstitutional licensing scheme.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito won’t recuse himself from Jan. 6 or 2020 election-related cases amid the controversy surrounding a New York Times report that his household flew an upside-down flag in 2021.
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) on March 8 vetoed a slate of bills passed by the Democratic-controlled General Assembly, including a bill requiring the state to rejoin the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC).
Virginia is the latest state to pass a bill banning firearms near election-related places after the Democratic-controlled Legislature sent new legislation to Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) for his signature or veto.
A Republican-led effort to drastically shorten Virginia’s early voting period was stopped in its tracks yesterday after a Democrat-controlled Senate committee voted to strike down the restrictive proposal.
Yesterday, in anticipation of Election Day, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced its plans to monitor voting activities in four states and address accessibility violations in Texas.
On Tuesday, Oct. 10, the office of Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares (R) sent a letter to Virginia Voter Assistance, which is a project of the right-wing organization Look Ahead America, warning it to “immediately cease and desist” from sending false and misleading information to voters in Virginia.
Pro-voting groups are condemning Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s (R) administration after the state Department of Elections admitted to errantly and illegally removing an unknown number of eligible voters from the state’s rolls.
On Tuesday, Aug. 15, the Chesapeake, Virginia City Council voted to approve just four early voting satellite locations, cutting the total number of locations by two and eliminating a community center location in a heavily-Black area.
On Monday, June 26, Bridging The Gap In Virginia and three Virginia residents filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Virginia Constitution’s felony disenfranchisement provision.
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