The politics of COVID-19, climate change, voting rights
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The governor-elect is promising to play politics with COVID and the climate. Senate Republicans are playing politics with your right to vote.
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Biden backs filibuster workaround to get voting rights bills passed
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President Biden today endorsed changing Senate rules to allow for passage of voting rights reform, which, good luck with that.
Augusta County voting precincts survey open for feedback
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The Augusta County planning department is beginning the process of redistricting voting precincts and invites county residents to offer commentary on precinct boundaries through an online survey.
Donation will help Clerk of Circuit Court Office restore black voting registers
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The Augusta County Clerk of Circuit Court Office recently received a $3,416 donation from the Augusta County Genealogical Society to restore 14 early Augusta County 20th century African-American voting registers.
Is there an enthusiasm gap in Virginia? Early voting data suggests, yes
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The enthusiasm gap between Democrats and Republicans in Virginia has been well-chronicled by pollsters. Wonder what early voting numbers might have to say about enthusiasm? A lot that’s not good for Democrats, is what.
Vote with Confidence website addresses voting facts, fallacies
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The Virginia Department of Elections has launched a Vote with Confidence website.
AG: Firearms prohibited at early voting locations
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Attorney General Mark Herring has issued an official opinion concluding that early voting locations are considered “polling places,” which means firearms are prohibited at these locations.
House passes voting rights bill, but …
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The House of Representatives voted to pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which would restore critical provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and ensure the right to vote is protected.
Herring opposes Georgia’s discriminatory voting law
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Attorney General Mark Herring has filed an amicus brief opposing Georgia’s discriminatory law that would make it more difficult for millions of Georgians – especially Black Georgians – to vote.
Voting rights groups call for a fair redistricting process
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The release of U.S. Census data officially starts the clock on Virginia’s redistricting process and the drawing of maps on the state and federal level for Virginia.
