Reaction to President Biden’s announcement from local leaders

As news of President Joe Biden’s withdrawal has been widespread, several local organizations have released statements in support of Vice President Kamala Harris, who has been endorsed by the President to be the Democratic nominee.

On X, the Prince William Democratic Committee released the following:

Carmen Rodriguez, Chair of the PWCDC Latino Caucus, issued the following statement on the organization’s Facebook page:

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U.S. Supreme Court grants stay in challenge to Youngkin’s voter purge order

by Markus Schmidt and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday granted a temporary stay in the ongoing legal dispute over Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s executive order that resulted in the removal of over 6,000 Virginians from the state’s voter rolls.  The stay pauses a lower court’s ruling that would have required the state […]

Over 1,600 people removed from voter rolls under Youngkin order; groups seek court injunction

by Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury Over 1,600 voters have been removed from the rolls since an Aug. 7 executive order by Gov. Glenn Youngkin, plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the governor said Wednesday on a press call.  Seventy-five voter registrations were denied in the same time period, said Ryan Snow, counsel with Lawyers Committee for […]