The deadline to register to vote or update an existing registration for the November 3rd General Election is Tuesday, Oct 13. Voters with a DMV-issued ID can register to vote by mail, at their local registrar’s office, or online at www.elections.virginia.gov/citizen-portal with a DMV-issued ID number. The site also allows registered voters to apply to […]
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Record Numbers of Virginians Turn Out for Early Voting
As of today, 1,246,631 Virginia voters have applied for mail-in ballots—more than two and a half times as many as the total number of requests at this time four years ago. Of the over 1 million absentee ballots, 262,776 have been returned in person and 164,171 have been returned via mail. Despite an initial slowdown […]
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Progress Virginia Responds To Trump’s Latest Attacks on Military Ahead of Virginia Visit
Newport News, Virginia—In advance of Donald Trump’s campaign rally tonight, Progress Virginia released two new web ads featuring veterans calling out his latest disrespectful comments about the military. “The continued attacks on our military personnel are reprehensible but not surprising,” said Anna Scholl, executive director of Progress Virginia. “He uses the military like he uses […]
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Progress Virginia Celebrates National Voter Registration Day
Progress Virginia joins Americans across the country to celebrate National Voter Registration Day, a nonpartisan effort celebrating our democracy by encouraging eligible voters to register and then turn out to vote in record numbers. Americans can register at hundreds of events across the nation and online at NationalVoterRegistrationDay.org. “We encourage Virginians to register and turn out to […]
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Absentee Voting in Virginia Begins Friday, Sept. 18
September 18 marks the beginning of absentee voting across all localities in Virginia. Virginia voters have more options than ever to make sure their voices are heard this election season. Thanks to new legislation, every registered voter can cast their ballot early without an excuse. Beginning tomorrow, local elections offices will open for in-person voting […]
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Virginia House Joins State Senate and Squashes Bill To Shield Corporations That Fail To Protect Workers & Customers
Action Makes Virginia First State to Reject Sweeping Corporate Immunity Legislation Richmond, VA – Earlier today, the Virginia House of Delegates followed the State Senate and scrapped attempts to shield corporations from liability when they fail to prevent workers and customers from contracting COVID-19. The House re-referred the immunity bill, HB 5074, to the House […]
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Voters Breathe Easier as House and Senate Pass Bills to Make Voting Safer and More Secure
Voters Breathe Easier as House and Senate Pass Bills to Make Voting Safer and More Secure Richmond, Virginia—Voters can feel secure in the knowledge that when they go to vote this election season, their vote will be safe and secure, as always. Members of the House of Delegates and State Senate voted to pass Delegate […]
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House and Senate Committees Take First Step Towards Ensuring Voting During a Pandemic Is Even Safer and More Secure for Everyone
Richmond, Virginia—Today, members of the House Appropriations Committee voted 13-9 to advance Delegate Mark Sickles’ bill HB5103. Members of the Senate Finance Committee voted 11-5 to advance Senator Janet Howell’s SB5120, an identical version of the same bill earlier this morning. These bills would allow registrars to establish secure drop boxes for voters to return […]
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Abortion Access Advocates Release Documentary Featuring Virginians Sharing Their Abortion Stories
Abortion Access Advocates Release Documentary Featuring Virginians Sharing Their Abortion Stories Shine The Light: Abortion Access in Virginia is a four-part documentary series that will be released episodically online over the next few weeks. Virginia—Shine The Light: Abortion Access in Virginia is a documentary featuring four Virginians sharing what it was really like to have […]
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Advocates Disappointed Governor Northam Won’t Use Rainy Day Funds To Support Hardworking Families in Pandemic
Richmond, Virginia—Between a pandemic that is causing families to struggle with massive unemployment, a child care crisis, police brutalizing protesters in the streets on a near-nightly basis all summer long, and reckoning with our racist past, it is not just raining in Virginia, it’s pouring. But this morning, Governor Ralph Northam unveiled a budget that […]