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Senate Republicans voted Tuesday against State Sen. Janet Howell’s proposal to allow no-excuse absentee voting in Virginia. Senate Bill 702 was defeated along party lines in the Privileges and Elections Committee on a vote of 8-7.
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Republicans in the House Elections subcommittee voted Tuesday to maintain several burdensome voting obstacles for Virginia voters and families. This comes the day after Republicans in the Constitutional Amendments subcommittee blocked progress on the restoration of voting rights, an issue strongly supported by Gov. Bob McDonnell and Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli.
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The Senate Privileges and Elections Subcommittee on Tuesday conformed constitutional amendments introduced by State Sens. Chap Petersen, Donald McEachin and Louise Lucas designed to rehabilitate ex-felons and restore their voting rights.
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The ACLU of Virginia and Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli added their voices to the chorus expressing disappointment House subcommittee failed to advance legislation that would reform Virginia’s law barring for life felons right to vote.
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House Republicans have defeated a package of bills that would have established a streamlined process for restoring the voting rights of nonviolent felons. A package of bills that had the support of General Assembly Democrats and Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell was killed in a House of Delegates subcommittee Monday morning.
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The ACLU of Virginia yesterday urged legislators to support measures that expand voting rights by providing for no-excuse absentee voting for all voters.
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After a presidential election where tens of thousands of Virginia voters experienced long lines and several hour long delays at the polls, Democrats in the House of Delegates unveiled a wide array of election reforms at a morning press conference. The election reform package included instituting an Early Vote period, extending voting hours to 8 p.m., restoring voting rights, and a host of other measures to increase access to the ballot box.
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U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Va) joined Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) in introducing legislation today that will make voting faster and more accessible to all voters. The Fair, Accurate, Secure and Timely (FAST) Voting Act of 2012 creates a competitive grant program to encourage states to aggressively pursue election reforms. It would provide incentives for states like Virginia to invest in practices and technology designed to expedite voting at the polls and simplify voter registration.
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As close as this year’s presidential election is likely to be in the popular vote, the outcome could be decided by those people who vote by default: they do not bother to vote, allowing the decision to be made by all those who do vote.
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A voting-registration supervisor contracted by the Republican Party of Virginia has been arrested in the case involving the discovery of registration forms found in a dumpster outside a Harrisonburg business.
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