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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.
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.