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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.
On Thursday, May 11, Virginia withdrew from the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) according to NPR.
On Thursday, April 6, a disenfranchised individual with a past felony conviction and a nonprofit organization that supports formerly incarcerated individuals filed a federal lawsuit against Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) and Secretary of the Commonwealth Kay Cole James (R) challenging Virginia’s new felony disenfranchisement policy.
On Wednesday, March 22, Virginia Secretary of State Kay Coles James (R) sent a letter to state lawmakers outlining the administration’s plan to pause automatic voting rights restoration for people with felony convictions.
On Saturday, Feb. 25, the Virginia General Assembly adjourned its legislative session, the first state to do so in 2023.
On Friday, Feb. 17, the Democratic-controlled Virginia Senate passed House Bill 1948, a bill that would repeal the witness requirement for mail-in voting.
On Tuesday, Feb. 21, Virginia state Sen. Jennifer McClellan (D) won a special election for Virginia’s 4th Congressional District.
On Thursday, Feb. 2, the Republican-controlled Virginia House of Delegates passed a bill that would tighten ID requirements to vote.
On Thursday, Jan. 26, the Virginia House of Delegates passed several election bills, including two that would ban drop boxes in the state and cut the early in-person voting period.