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Virginia GOP calls on U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate Youngkin’s voter purge order
The Republican Party of Virginia has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s executive order removing approximately 6,000 Virginians from the voter rolls, filing an amicus brief on Tuesday in support of the governor’s efforts. The party’s brief reached the court one day after Virginia filed an emergency stay asking the Supreme […]
Waynesboro voters sue to block election board’s potential refusal to certify 2024 results
Five Waynesboro voters have filed a lawsuit to prevent the majority of the Waynesboro Board of Elections from following through on their controversial pledge to refuse certification of the November 2024 election results, a move they argue would violate Virginia state law. The plaintiffs — Jennifer Lewis, Ann Criser-Shedd, Greg Fife, Chris Graham and Andrea […]
Youngkin blasts DOJ lawsuit that thrust Virginia’s voter roll removals into national spotlight
Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s executive order to remove more than 6,000 Virginians from the voter rolls has come under intense national scrutiny after the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit challenging its legality. With just weeks until the Nov. 5 election, the suit has amplified concerns over voter disenfranchisement and the integrity of the state’s […]
Witt and McGuire square off in sole 5th District debate
Democrat Gloria Witt and her Republican opponent, state Sen. John McGuire, faced off in a respectful but spirited debate Thursday for the first and only time, offering sharply contrasting visions for Virginia’s 5th Congressional District as the race enters its final stretch. The 45-minute discussion, hosted by WSET Lynchburg at Hampden-Sydney College in Farmville, provided […]
Democrat Gloria Witt surpasses 5th District GOP rival John McGuire in latest fundraising
In a significant fundraising boost, Democrat Gloria Witt for the first time has outpaced her Republican opponent, state Sen. John McGuire, R-Goochland, in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District, with only weeks until the Nov. 5 election. Witt’s campaign reported having pulled in $218,627 in the third quarter ending Sept. 30, as opposed to McGuire, who raised […]
Waynesboro GOP officials sue over Va.’s voting system, threaten to block election certification
Two GOP officials from Waynesboro have filed a lawsuit challenging Virginia’s voting system ahead of the Nov. 5 presidential election while threatening to not certify the results. In their complaint, Curtis Lilly, the chairman of the Waynesboro Electoral Board, and Scott Mares, the board’s vice chair, are raising concerns about the validity of future results […]
Voter purge lawsuits add to disenfranchisement allegations against Youngkin administration
Long before becoming a lawyer, state lawmaker and Virginia’s first Black House Speaker, Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, was, for years, unable to vote. After a previous felony conviction, it wasn’t until former Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell restored his rights that Scott could participate in democracy again — eventually paving the way for his own run for […]
JLARC review of VMSDEP: No evidence of peak or decline in participation levels
A review of the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program (VMSDEP) by the Joint Legislative Audit & Review Commission found no evidence that participation in the program has peaked or will decline anytime soon. In fact, the study, which was presented to the commission at its meeting in Richmond Monday, found that the initiative, which […]
Harris, Kaine ahead in Virginia by comfortable margins, new poll says
Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, leads Republican Donald Trump by 11 points (52-41%) among Virginia likely voters, according to a new poll released Monday by the Wason Center for Civic Leadership at Christopher Newport University. The survey found that 4% of voters remain undecided four weeks before the Nov. 5 election, while […]
Kaine faces off against GOP challenger Cao in high-stakes U.S. Senate race
The morning of Monday, April 16, 2007, is forever etched in Virginia Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Kaine’s memory. On that tragic day, Seung-Hui Cho, an undergraduate student at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, killed 32 people and wounded 17 others in a mass shooting before taking his own life. The incident, carried out with two semi-automatic […]
Kaine and Cao clash on immigration, the economy in heated debate at Norfolk State University
In a high-stakes faceoff on Wednesday at Norfolk State University, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., and his Republican challenger Hung Cao, a retired Navy captain, drew stark contrasts in a debate that underscored their divergent views on the economy, immigration, green energy and the role of government in education. The lively, one-hour debate at the […]
Four top 5th District GOP officials ousted for not supporting McGuire
In a sign of deepening divisions among Republicans in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District, at least four members of the district’s 37-member GOP Committee, including the vice chair, were ousted over the weekend, and another resigned after refusing to sign renewed loyalty pledges for state Sen. John McGuire, R-Goochland, the party’s nominee. The four purged members […]