From EPEC Team Newsletter: In a win for transparency in elections and voter-roll accuracy, Virginia’s Dept. of Elections (‘ELECT’) has apparently agreed to return full month and birth dates to voter-registration lists as required under federal statute. The development comes after ELECT abruptly began withholding full date-of-birth data from client-service…...
SCOTUS Stay a ‘Win for Election Fairness’
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin called the U.S. Supreme Court’s stay of a lower federal court ruling that ordered the Commonwealth to return noncitizens to the voter rolls a “win for common sense and election fairness.” The Supreme Court order, issued earlier today, says the Oct. 25th order of the United…...
DOJ Meets Blowback over Voter-List Suit
From EPEC Team Substack: DOJ Joins the Fray in Attempt to Block Voter-List Maintenance After leftwing progressive groups filed suit against Virginia’s Department of Elections in a bid to stop routine voter-list maintenance required by federal law, the Dept. of Justice followed the same week with a nearly-exact complaint. After…...
Fairfax EB Investigating Noncitizens with Voting History in Virginia
By Erin Marie Joyce, EPEC Voter News Progressive-aligned media outlets often claim (without citation) that non-citizens who vote illegally “almost never happens.” Virginia’s own Dept. of Elections records say otherwise. Electoral boards are taking action to investigate. The largest county’s electoral board is the latest. It is now sending to…...
Fairfax EB Refers Noncitizens on Voter Rolls to AG
From EPEC Voter Newsletter: Three items to cover: —Early Voting Starts Friday, Sept. 20 in Virginia —Fairfax County Election Board Takes Action on Noncitizens Voting —The New DemTech Pollbook Provider? Virginia’s 45-Day Voting Stretch Begins Early voting started today (Sept. 20) in for Virginia’s 2024 Presidential Election, concluding on Nov.…...
VA Election Bills Fell Short on Best Practices. They Were Vetoed
From EPEC Team Newsletter — Three election bills that would have narrowed voter-list maintenance deadlines and altered statutes covering voter-eligibility challenges met the end of Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s (R) veto pen Friday. One can learn much in the veto statements about why. Amid emerging best practices in voter list…...