Sunday, March 31, 2013
Republicans say a requirement for picture ID protects "sanctity" of the vote; Democrats argue the GOP is keeping certain voters away from the polls on purpose.
Virginia voters will need a photo ID when they're heading to the polls beginning in 2014 under new requirements signed into law by Gov. Bob McDonnell this week. Supporters argue that a voter registration card with no picture creates an opening for fraudulent voting. McDonnell spokesman Jeff Caldwell said in a statement to The Washington Post that the new law is about protecting "the sanctity of our democratic process.” Democratic leaders have challenged voter ID laws as a type of voter suppression. They note those without a photo ID are likely found among Democratic voters, particularly seniors and college students. The new law will need approval by the U.S. Justice Department, a requirement for any voting changes in most Southern states …
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Voter turnout in Alexandria is low on Tuesday, but the money Alexandria City Council candidates have raised is high.
Recent campaign finance reports show that Alexandria City Council Democrats raised $343,485 in the most recent quarter, doubling the amount since the previous filing deadline in March and spent $230,180, according to recent numbers from the Virginia Public Access Project. The figures in the chart below contain amounts from candidates' campaign reports from Jan. 1 to June 1 of this year. Sean Holihan collected the most money, raising $49,750 and is leading the 14 candidates who are seeking one of six competitive Democratic nominations for City Council. Virginia currently has no campaign contribution limits so candidates and corporations can raise unlimited funds. However, candidates must file reports and identify donors who give more than $…
Thursday, January 19, 2012
No loyalty oath presumed; no write-ins allowed.
Absentee voting begins Friday in the state’s Republican presidential primary. Earlier this week, election officers around Virginia weren’t 100 percent sure which names would appear on the ballot. But by Tuesday afternoon, they could finally order printed ballots, after a federal court denied an appeal by Texas Gov. Rick Perry to get on the ballot. “The printed ballots got here today,” Fairfax County’s chief election official, Cameron Quinn, said Wednesday, of the 192,000 ballots she ordered late Tuesday afternoon after the judge’s ruling. “We have a good printer. I think they shipped them back to us in less than 24 hours.” The only candidates’ names Virginians will see on the GOP presidential primary ballot are those of former …
Larry Gross
5:29 pm on Sunday, May 5, 2013
you have to qualify to register but once you do provide the required information why not receive a photo ID - just like you do when you get a drivers license? If we want to require photo-id, fine - provide one when you register to vote.... I don't have a problem with photo id when you register to vote but I do have a problem when they do register you and then later on - even though you are … more ›