
Senate Democrats critical of GOP efforts to limit voting access
Three bills designed to limit Virginians’ ability to participate in fair, transparent elections passed the Virginia Senate on Monday.

Three bills designed to limit Virginians’ ability to participate in fair, transparent elections passed the Virginia Senate on Monday.

The ACLU of Virginia is advocating for universal no-excuse absentee voting accessible to all voters, both in person and by mail.

The FAST Voting Act would create a competitive grant program in the model of Race to the Top, encouraging states to aggressively pursue election reform.

Qualified Virginia voters have until Saturday to vote absentee in person at their local election office.

All election offices in the Commonwealth will be open for in-person absentee voting on the following two Saturdays, October 29 and November 5.

The Virginia Department of Elections announces two upcoming deadlines for voters wishing to participate in the upcoming presidential election via an absentee ballot.

A new Public Policy Polling survey in North Carolina shows early voting there is favoring Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

Absentee voting for the November 8 presidential election starts statewide on Friday.

The AAUW Action Fund has released its 2015–16 scorecard of congressional action on issues critical to women and their families.

Governor Terry McAuliffe released the following statement today in response to the proposed constitutional amendment filed by Senator Thomas Norment.
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