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Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Over Ballot Name Error in Lynchburg Commonwealth’s Attorney Race
Read full article: Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Over Ballot Name Error in Lynchburg Commonwealth’s Attorney RaceDuring the court hearing on Wednesday, a judge dismissed White’s original complaint, noting that he sued under the wrong name, “Chris White for City of Lynchburg Commonwealth Attorney” versus himself as an individual, “Chris White.” However, the court granted White permission to amend his complaint and refile.
WATCH LIVE: Virginia Department of Elections set to hold morning briefing about Election Day
Read full article: WATCH LIVE: Virginia Department of Elections set to hold morning briefing about Election DayOn Tuesday, at about 11 a.m., Virginia Department of Elections Commissioner Susan Beals is slated to provide an update regarding Election Day.
May 30 is the last day for voter registration for the June 20 primary election
Read full article: May 30 is the last day for voter registration for the June 20 primary electionIf you still need to register to vote or make any changes to your current registration, Tuesday, May 30, is the last day to do so for the June 20 primary election.
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‘We take this very seriously’: Social media post creates confusion over Virginia’s votes
Read full article: ‘We take this very seriously’: Social media post creates confusion over Virginia’s votesFINCASTLE, Va. – Some Virginia voters doubted if their votes had been counted on Election Day after a viral, but misleading, social media post. The post claimed some votes were ignored by the Commonwealth based on a section of the Virginia Department of Elections' voter information page. “Different offices across the state are different sizes and have different numbers of staff, which means they move at different paces.”The Virginia Department of Elections also used social media to counter the claims about the ballots. Clark hopes voters understand there is no need to worry about a ballot once it is in the system. “We’ve probably been working anywhere from 10 to 16 hour days at the election office," Clark said.
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Lt. Gov. Fairfax calls to extend voter registration amid Virginia outages
Read full article: Lt. Gov. Fairfax calls to extend voter registration amid Virginia outagesOn the final day to register to vote, Virginians currently cannot do so online due to a network outage. Justin Fairfax is calling for the voter registration deadline to be extended. I am officially calling for Virginia’s Registration Deadline to be extended beyond today due to the service outages impacting voters’ ability to register statewide. We will work with the Administration to resolve this issue and ensure all voters have access to #Vote. https://t.co/PKt3vKoOnu — Justin Fairfax (@LGJustinFairfax) October 13, 2020The Virginia Department of Elections is far from the only state service impacted by this outage.
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Virginians, here’s how you can track your absentee mail-in ballot
Read full article: Virginians, here’s how you can track your absentee mail-in ballotNew this year is an online tracker that allows voters to follow their ballots every step of the way. From your request to your ballot’s arrival at your local registrar’s office, you’ll be able to follow your ballot’s journey. This is the first year that all Virginia mail-in ballots will have a barcode on the envelope, which is what allows them to be tracked. The deadline to request absentee mail-in ballots is Oct. 23. Ballots must be postmarked on or by Election Day and received by the registrar’s office by noon on Nov. 6.
