Machines have been used to count ballots in Virginia for decades.
Elizabeth Beyer
Elizabeth Beyer is our Richmond-based state politics and government reporter.
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FEMA aid to Southwest Virginia to be determined in the wake of Hurricane Helene
The federal agency will begin making in-person damage assessments in the region on Tuesday.
Posted inPolitics
Del. Rasoul declines to run for lieutenant governor in 2025
Del. Sam Rasoul, D-Roanoke, instead issued a challenge to all candidates seeking statewide office: Get to know the South and Southwest regions of the commonwealth.
Posted inPolitics
Transportation board scraps I-73, and lawmakers hope for an alternative route
An alternate project would upgrade the existing U.S. 220 and would effectively link Martinsville to the economic hub of Greensboro, North Carolina, through the construction of 8 miles of new road.