Category: Virginia
Mass. and Va. Adopt Beneficial Voting Policies This Week
Massachusetts and Virginia adopted policies that would make voter registration and voting accessible to more citizens this week. Read more
The Invisible Barrier to Voting
Tuesday, more than 350,000 Virginians (about 7 percent of the voting population) did not get to choose their new governor.... Read more
Virginia Registrar Cautiously Implements New Voter Purge Law
Virginia is one of two states to pass a law that allows it to compare voter rolls with neighboring states... Read more
Fill Out Full Virginia State Voter Registration Form, Advise Voting Rights Advocates
Overlooking box on the form can cause eligible applicants to be rejected, says Project Vote Richmond, VA – A spot... Read more
Virginia Launches Online Voter Registration Web Site
Virginia’s online voter registration portal went live this week providing many residents the opportunity to register to vote online as... Read more
Restoring Voting Rights
In my experience, most Americans believe in second chances. Yet, in the voting rights world, we have a glaring contradiction.... Read more
Bill Alert: Noncitizen Voter Purge Bill Advances in Virginia
A Virginia bill to direct the State Board of Elections to compare voter registration rolls to the federal “Systematic Alien... Read more
Voter Registration Transparency Case Settled in Virginia
After nearly three years in the courts, a precedent-setting case brought by voting rights groups to ensure transparency of voter... Read more
Proposed Rules Would Harm Democracy in Virginia, Say Voting Rights Advocates
Press Statement from League of Women Voters of Virginia and Project Vote: Introduced earlier this month, Virginia House Bill 1747/Senate... Read more
Va. Governor Announces Support for Voting Rights Restoration
Yesterday, Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell announced that he supports legislation to automatically restore voting rights to people convicted of nonviolent... Read more