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Every Vote Counts (Some Restrictions Apply)
Democratic state Sen. Mark R. Herring took the lead in the extraordinarily tight Virginia attorney general race Monday evening, after he picked up more than 100 previously uncounted votes in Richmond. Herring had started the day trailing his Republican opponent, state...
Virginia Republicans Change Vote-Counting Rules While Counting Votes
Legal wrangling is a given during any recount, but Virginia Republicans got off to an early start over the weekend, potentially exploiting the state's new voter ID law to cast aside likely Democratic votes. The vast majority of Virginia's votes had already been...
A Senator Said Voter Registration Was ‘Confusing.’ Watch A 12-Year-Old Clear That Up For Him
12-year-old Madison Kimrey of Burlington founded NC Youth Rocks after the North Carolina legislature passed voting restriction laws targeting young people, women, minorities, and the poor. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CRSK0HItoI&w=640&h=480] The...
Virginia Attorney General Race Upended
A tip-of-the-hat to Marilyn P The Fairfax County Electoral Board is investigating a possible irregularity in the number of absentee ballots cast in Virginia’s largest jurisdiction that Democrats say could shift votes in the still-unresolved race for Virginia attorney...
Madison County Local Contests (Unofficial Results)
Official results available soon Madison County Board of SupervisorsCandidateVotesPercentKevin K. McGhee2,45825.16%R. Clay Jackson2,01720.64%R. W. "Bill" Campbell, Jr.1,86319.07%Jerry J. Butler1,83518.78%James D. "Dave" Allen IV1,57216.09%Write-in260.27% Madison...
Cuccinelli “Perfectly Happy With” Government Shutdown
"Ken Cuccinelli may want Virginians to forget the detrimental impacts of the shutdown and his support for shutdown architect Ted Cruz, but voters won't soon forget that Cuccinelli sided with the Tea Party against Virginia families," said DPVA Spokesperson Brian Coy....
Nice Work If You Can Get It
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (VA-7) just announced that House Republicans plan to work a grand total of 113 days next year. In other words, less than half as many as everyone else with a job..
America’s New Hunger Crisis
New York’s River Fund Food Pantry's new clients are diverse—working people, seniors, single mothers—but many of them share something in common: they represent the millions of Americans who fell victim to food insecurity when the Great Recession hit in 2009, but didn’t...
Immigration Reform?
Mark Obenshain’s Record of Opposing Women’s Access to Health Care
Mark Obenshain has spent his campaign for Attorney General running from his career long record on restricting a woman's access to health care. Today, the Democratic Party of Virginia released a robocall from Republican Katherine Waddell informing Virginia women about...
