This year protecting the rights of Virginians to register, vote, and have their votes counted is more important than ever. The Democratic Party of Virginia will have a robust voter protection program in place on election day, but we need your help. We will assist with the usual problems of long lines, equipment problems, and..
Federal courts have found that the GOP-dominated General Assembly implemented an unconstitutional racial gerrymandering of Virginia’s Third Congressional District and have provided a much fairer (and more rational map, that substantially realigns the Third and Fourth CDs, and also has an impact on the 1st, 2nd, and 7th CDs. See Personbullah v. Alcorn, Civ. No. 3:313cv678..
The Republican Party of Virginia State Central Committee yesterday unanimously asked the Virginia State Board of Elections (SBE) to drop the requirement that GOP primary voters sign a statement of affiliation with the Republican Party. The GOP had previously asked for the statement, which was approved by the SBE, see here, and defended it..
Virginia will hold its Presidential Primary on March 1, 2016 – Republicans have decided to limit their primary to voters who sign a statement saying that they are Republicans. Virginia Democrats will not require any such statement and anyone may vote in the Democratic primary. See my recent post for text of the statement. Sounds..
The Virginia Democratic Presidential Primary will be on March 1, 2016, but presidential candidates seeking to get on the ballot in Virginia must file the requisite forms and petitions by December 10, 2015. In 2013, after Perry and Gingrich couldn’t get the required 10,000 signatures, the General Assembly lowered the requirement to 5,000, with 200..
Here’s some great news re the awful Texas Voter ID law. Please join the DPVA Voter Protection Council to help protect and expand the vote. Federal Court Strikes Down ‘Discriminatory’ Texas Voter ID By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AUG. 5, 2015, 2:40 P.M. E.D.T. AUSTIN, Texas — A federal appeals court has struck down Texas’ voter..
At its March 2015 State Central Committee meeting, the DPVA established a permanent, volunteer Voter Protection Council. (Charter below) The VPC will work year round to support voter education (e.g. photo ID), voter registration, voting rights restoration, and legislative and administrative efforts to make voting easier, as well as providing voter protection services up to,..
Here are some of the bills the Virginia General Assembly acted on that affect voting (courtesy of Project Vote). You can go to the Virginia Legislative Information System website and type in the bill number for more information. You can then contact Governor McAuliffe to urge approval or a veto. Sign: Voter ID bill HB..
Here are some of the bills being considered in the Virginia General Assembly that affect voting (courtesy of Project Vote). You can go to the Virginia Legislative Information System website and type in the bill number for more information. Then contact your State Senator or Delegate and tell them to support or oppose the bill…
Thanks so much to Lowell at Blue Virgina (http://www.bluevirginia.us/) for posting this brief talk I gave on voter protection at the Arlington County Democratic Commitee last night.
Frank Leone
VA DNC Member
I am proud to represent Virginia as one of our five elected members of the Democratic National Committee. This site features my regular reports from the Democratic National Committee and the Democratic Party of Virginia , occasional news and comment regarding Virginia politics, and useful links and references. More about me, click here.
Frank Leone
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