by Graham Moomaw, Virginia Mercury The two-year period before the arrival of Gov. Glenn Youngkin was the first time in decades that Democrats controlled both chambers of the Virginia General Assembly. Come January, they’ll be back in charge. That sets up a policymaking dynamic that hasn’t been seen in Virginia since the 1990s: A Republican […]
by John Reid Back in 2021, early voters were given an opportunity to participate in the voting process on Sundays as “Souls to the Polls” took place throughout the state. Yesterday in Prince William County at several locations, this year’s event saw a multitude of voters come out and let their voices be heard. It […]
Primary elections for local offices will be held on Tuesday, June 20, and there are a number of ways people can vote. In-Person Early Voting: Voters may vote at the following early voting locations: Early voting locations are open 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. on weekdays. Saturday hours are on June 10 and June 17, […]
Youngkin signs law that drew bipartisan General Assembly backing Election offices in Virginia will no longer be able to accept private grant money under a new law passed in response to a $3.7 million infusion local election administrators got in 2020 from a nonprofit funded partly by Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg. The grants from the Center for Tech […]
On Wednesday, former Del. Hala Ayala, Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor in 2021, announced her intention to run for state senate in the newly formed 33rd district. A long-time community leader and activist, Ayala was first elected to the House of Delegates in 2017. She served two terms representing the 51st district before winning the […]
Earlier this month, the Virginia State Conference of the NAACP announced its support for special elections for the House of Delegates this year, and since then, other organizations have joined the group. Last year, the Virginia House of Delegates elections were held in outdated districts due to a delay with the redistricting process because of […]
Benjamin Litchfield is a lawyer, an HBCU graduate, the former Chairman of the Stafford Democratic Committee, and, as of last week, a Democratic candidate for Virginia State Senate in the newly-formed 27th district in 2023. Litchfield sat down with PW Perspective to talk about his campaign and what makes him the right candidate to represent […]
Congresswoman Spanberger: Since first being elected in 2018, you have served the people of Virginia’s seventh congressional district. But now, the Virginia Supreme Court has redrawn the state’s districts, and the seventh district has been moved north, removing you from the boundaries. Last week you announced that you intend to seek reelection in the seventh […]
Yesterday, the Supreme Court of Virginia announced the new congressional maps for Virginia’s eleven districts that were re-drawn by the House and Senate. The maps were put together by two court appointees called special masters, and were reviewed by the court and after receiving extensive public comment on earlier drafted maps. Prince William County’s most diverse […]
Republicans saw a number of staggering wins across Virginia on Tuesday night, leaving them in control of the Commonwealth’s executive branch and with a two-seat majority in the House of Delegates. Republican businessman Glenn Youngkin emerged victorious in a close race against his Democratic opponent, former Governor Terry McAuliffe. Governor-elect Youngkin finished the race with […]
