Virginia Election Integrity Efforts to Be Repeated for Midterms

Voters cast ballots at the Fairfax County Government Center on Nov. 02, 2021 in Fairfax, Va. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va.—A grassroots election integrity initiative has led to more than 3,000 new poll watchers—the majority of them conservatives—working during the Virginia gubernatorial election. The result was a much higher Republican poll watcher presence at the ballot box.

Traditionally, more election officers and poll watchers have been Democrats.