
Northam announces voting-rights agenda for 2020 General Assembly session
Gov. Ralph Northam today announced legislative proposals to implement early voting and make Election Day a state holiday.

Gov. Ralph Northam today announced legislative proposals to implement early voting and make Election Day a state holiday.

Del. Sam Rasoul, D-Roanoke, has introduced the Depolarizing Politics Act, HB 360, which would bring ranked choice voting and a true open primary system to the Commonwealth.

The House of Representatives today passed legislation to defend Americans against attacks on their voting rights.

Augusta County voters largely voted straight ticket, except when it came to the vote for sheriff.

Readers of this column no doubt have next Tuesday, Nov. 5, marked as election day on their calendars.

The Virginia Department of Elections announces two upcoming deadlines for voters wishing to participate in the Nov. 5 General Election via an absentee ballot.

FairVote hailed the introduction of the Ranked Choice Voting Act (HR 4464) by Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and a group of House colleagues, and marked momentum for ranked choice voting.

Absentee voting for the Nov. 5 General Election begins statewide on Friday, Sept. 20. Qualified Virginia voters may vote absentee in-person at their local voter registration office or by mail.

The Waynesboro Democratic Committee and Augusta County Democratic Committee will host a talk on “The Crisis of Elections: Myths Debunked and the Future Revealed.”

Washington Monthly released its 2019 College Rankings, in which James Madison University was at the top of the list for being one of the Best 80 Colleges for Student Voting.
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