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 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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Early Voting Begins This Friday! It’s GO TIME, Folks!
This election season is off to a crazy start…and the real fun hasn’t even begun yet. If you haven’t already seen the nonsense online, get ready, but don’t believe everything you hear or read. The reality is, well, more real—we have a sitting president who has openly said that he won’t leave, a Trump donor […]
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Progress Virginia Applauds New Voting Law
Progress Virginia today celebrated the passage and signing of HB5103, which expands voters’ options to participate in this fall’s election amidst a deadly pandemic. The legislation allows localities to establish secure drop boxes for voters to return their absentee ballots while social distancing, eliminates the witness requirement for voting absentee in this general election, provides […]
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2020 Virginia Races to Watch
OK people. It’s August and sh*t is getting very real. Donald Trump has made it very clear that he doesn’t want to leave the White House. After four years of white nationalist rallies, racism, and a mishandled pandemic, we need to get this man the eff out of here. When he goes, his cronies need […]