Virginia AG Forming ‘Election Integrity Unit’ to Make It ‘Easy to Vote and Hard to Cheat’

Jason Miyares, who later won the election for Virginia attorney general and was sworn into office, speaks to a rally in a file photograph. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Virginia’s Republican attorney general, Jason Miyares, announced on Sept. 9 the formation of an “Election Integrity Unit” within his office that will ensure “legality and purity” in the election process by working with law enforcement, the Department of Elections, the State Board, and the broader community.

“I pledged during the 2021 campaign to work to increase transparency and strengthen confidence in our state elections,” said Miyares in a press release on Friday. “It should be easy to vote, and hard to cheat. The Election Integrity Unit will work to help to restore confidence in our democratic process in the Commonwealth.”