http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state?id=0027 Recent news about voter protection efforts in Virginia en-us Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:46:25 -0500 info@866ourvote.org info@866ourvote.org 40 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0168 The Augusta Free Press published a column on November 12 by Kent Willis, executive director of the ACLU of Virginia. Willis mentions two major issues Virginia voters faced during the November election - undertrained poll workers and the state's "antiquated election laws." http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0168 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0166 Election Protection would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to everyone who volunteered with us on Election Day. Some of Election Protection's student volunteers, including Melinda Hightower, one of Election Protection's student leaders in Virginia, were even cited in Virginia Law Weekly for their contributions. http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0166 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0165 "Virginia's paper-form based voter registration system is the root of many absentee voting problems," writes Election Protection leader Michael Romano in his letter to the Washington Examiner. http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0165 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0164 It's the last day to register to vote in Virginia's general election which will take place on November 3. http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0164 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0163 The Scott County Registrar's Office is taking advantage of a special offer by the commonwealth of Virginia to purchase 43 electronic poll books for use at all of the county's voting precincts. http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0163 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0162 Absentee ballots will be available in all 134 localities beginning Friday, September 18, 2009. The deadline to apply by mail or email is 5pm on October 27, and the deadline to vote absentee in-person is October 31. http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0162 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0161 The Virginia State Board of Elections moved forward in its effort to create a consistent policy for establishing a voter's residency. On Saturday, August 29, it adopted a proposal that would allow voters to register simply because they planned to remain in the area. http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0161 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0160 Voter registration in the Commonwealth of Virginia is changing - hopefully for the better.The State Board of Elections created a Residency Task Force earlier this year, whose job was to develop a set of clear residency requirements that can be applied uniformly across Virginia. http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0160 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0144 Proponents of this measure say that the previous rule, which prohibited such apparel, "violated voters' free-speech rights." http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0144 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0099 Maryland and Virginia will eliminate electronic voting machines for the 2010 midterm elections because of the lack of physical record for potential recounts. http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0099 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0053 "Virginia received inadequate marks on having a system in which voters have a written record of their ballots and post-election audits on the 50-state report card issued by the Brennan Center of Justice, Common Cause and Verified Voting Foundation." http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0053 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0044 RICHMOND Got your McCain-Palin T-shirt or an Obama-Biden button picked out and ready to wear when you head to the polls Nov. 4 to cast a vote for president? Not so fast. http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0044 Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0023 Election Protection coalition partner, the ACLU Virginia, has requested that the Radford Registrar stop sending misleading requests to students who apply to register to vote in local elections. http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0023 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0004 The New York Times wrote an article about student voting issues in Virginia and quoted Jon Greenbaum, Director of the Voting Rights Project at the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights. http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0004 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0003 On September 4, 2008 Election Protection organized a meeting with the State Board of Elections and the Office of the Attorney General to discuss student voting concerns amongst other voting issues in Virginia. http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0003