The decision was handed down on Wednesday, with Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson dissenting.
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Virginia violated federal law, Justice Department tells U.S. Supreme Court
The Department of Justice argued that Virginia officials violated a federal law when it removed 1,600 voters from the rolls following an executive order by Gov. Glenn Youngkin. The DOJ response came after the state asked the U.S. Supreme Court to delay an order by a lower court to return those voters to the rolls.
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Lynchburg Better Together: A shadow PAC or little-known volunteer group?
A group of volunteers with the goal of getting Democrats elected to city office in Lynchburg has gotten itself into hot water when it mistakenly included its name in the fine print on campaign signs.
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In Damascus, a husband and wife are both running for town council
It’s unclear how many couples run for the same office, but it’s definitely not many.
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Services for former Sen. Frank Ruff set for Friday
He had been one of the most senior legislators when he resigned for health reasons.
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Nelson County man acquitted of voter fraud; he said he only wanted to test security
The man admitted going back to vote a second time but said it was to see if the system would prevent him from doing so. It did.
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Virginia officials take voting case to U.S. Supreme Court
Virginia officials say that they should be allowed to continue a program to remove noncitizens from the voter rolls ahead of the Nov. 5 election. The U.S. Department of Justice and voting-rights groups argue that the program violates federal law and has affected eligible voters as well.
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Lawsuits, write-ins, intra-GOP attacks: Lynchburg’s Ward IV race proves a unique battleground
A defeated Republican primary candidate is now running a write-in campaign that could split the conservative vote.
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Former state Sen. Frank Ruff of Mecklenburg County dies
Ruff was first elected to the General Assembly in 1993 and served until his resignation before this year’s session began.
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Meet some Virginians who almost lost their right to vote after being declared ‘noncitizens’
Dozens of people in Southwest Virginia had their voter registration canceled after Gov. Youngkin handed down an executive order on Aug. 7 that removed “noncitizens” from Virginia’s voter rolls. Some of them are U.S. citizens.