Elections and Voting
Virginia nonprofit outspends in-state groups in South Dakota open primaries campaign
This story was originally published in South Dakota Searchlight, a sister publication of The Virginia Mercury and an affiliate of States Newsroom. An out-of-state nonprofit that hasn’t disclosed its donors is outspending in-state opponents and supporters of an open primaries ballot question ahead of South Dakota’s Nov. 5 election. Article IV is an issue-advocacy nonprofit […]
Should legislators tweak Virginia’s 2006 voter roll law for more clarity?
Virginia officials have asked the United States Supreme Court to block a lower court’s ruling that roughly 1,600 people purged from voter rolls by Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s executive order must be reinstated. Two lawsuits allege that Youngkin’s order violated federal law by removing voters from rolls too close to Election Day, a claim the governor […]
Virginia asks Supreme Court to block order to reinstate 1600 people stripped from voter rolls
On Monday, Virginia filed an emergency stay asking the Supreme Court to block a federal court’s order for the state to add 1,600 people back to the voter rolls. The removals stemmed from an executive order by Gov. Glenn Youngkin, and are at the center of two lawsuits the state is facing from voter rights […]
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 […]
These Virginians won’t be able to vote next month
Santia Nance and Gin Carter said they haven’t washed a single dish since their partners were released from prison. As both loathe the household chore, Nance’s husband Quadaire Patterson and Carter’s husband Taj Mahon-Haft have been more than happy to take it on. While Carter is in her fourth year of veterinarian school, Mahon-Haft said […]
Clean voter rolls are essential, but Youngkin’s late, politically driven ‘purge’ deserves challenge
By now, you probably know who will get your vote for mayor, for your congressional seat, for the U.S. Senate and for president. But do you know whether you’re still an eligible voter? Will you arrive at your neighborhood precinct on Nov. 5 and discover that you have been excised from the registered voter rolls […]
Think you might have been mistakenly purged from Virginia’s voter rolls? Here’s what to do.
Editor’s note: On Wednesday, Oct. 30, the United States Supreme Court granted a stay blocking a lower court’s order for Virginia to pause its voter removal program, allowing additional purges through Election Day. Find more details on the decision here, and read below to find out how you can still vote if you were wrongly […]
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 […]
No country still uses an electoral college − except the U.S.
The United States is the only democracy in the world where a presidential candidate can get the most popular votes and still lose the election. Thanks to the Electoral College, that has happened five times in the country’s history. The most recent examples are from 2000, when Al Gore won the popular vote but George W. Bush won the […]
Tight race looms in Virginia’s 7th Congressional District as Anderson and Vindman face off
The election in Virginia’s 7th Congressional District is shaping up to be a tight contest, with two political newcomers vying for the support of swayable voters in one of the state’s most competitive districts. Democrat Eugene Vindman is taking on Republican Derrick Anderson in a race to succeed U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Prince William, who […]
Walz, Vance prep for debate as hurricane politics swirl around presidential campaign
WASHINGTON — Republican U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance and Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will face off Tuesday night for a vice presidential debate, the final scheduled in-person exchange between the campaigns as polls continue to show a tight race just over five weeks out from November’s election. The debate, hosted by CBS News, is scheduled […]