Changes to Virginia’s Election Laws Postponed by Divided Control of Legislature

Changes to Virginia’s Election Laws Postponed by Divided Control of Legislature
Early voting for the midterms started in Virginia on Sept. 23. An absentee ballot dropbox inside the Fairfax County Government Center, an early voting site, in Fairfax, Va., on Oct. 7, 2022. Terri Wu/The Epoch Times
Masooma Haq
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The Virginia General Assembly convened in Richmond on Wednesday to take up a new session with legislative priorities largely divided along party lines. The issue of voting is no different, with Republicans filing dozens of “election integrity” bills and Democrats staying on the defensive to preserve “voting rights” laws they passed when they fully controlled the legislature.

At the onset of the pandemic, Democrats made major changes to state election procedures, bypassing existing legislation in an effort “to make voting easier,” they said, including allowing 45 days of no-excuse early voting and eliminating a mandatory photo ID.

Masooma Haq
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Masooma Haq began reporting for The Epoch Times from Pakistan in 2008. She currently covers a variety of topics including U.S. government, culture, and entertainment.
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