Early Voting Begins in Virginia, as Trump Mail-Ballot Restrictions Remain Blocked
Voters will choose a senator, all 11 House seats and three constitutional amendments after the Supreme Court blocked new mail-ballot restrictions.
- Early voting begins across Virginia today for the Nov. 3 midterms, just days after the Supreme Court on Monday blocked new mail-ballot restrictions sought by President Donald Trump.
- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones joined a multistate lawsuit Aug. 26 seeking to block the Postal Service rule, which a federal court found 'practically impossible' to implement before the November election.
- Deputy Commissioner of Elections Ashley Coles confirmed procedures remain unchanged, while Richmond Elections Director David Levine said the city added staff and ballot printers to handle expected high turnout.
- Joan Porter of the League of Women Voters of Virginia said proposed federal changes had caused confusion, and Virginia Attorney General Jones criticized them as 'distraction and disenfranchisement,' urging voters to use drop boxes.
- Virginia voters will decide all 11 congressional seats and three constitutional amendments this fall; Professor Stephen Farnsworth noted that mail-voting disputes may drive increased early-voting participation over the next six weeks.
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