Posted on 04/14/2020 3:53:20 PM PDT by bitt
Virginia will no longer require voters to show a photo ID prior to casting a ballot and the state will join a handful of states across the nation in making Election Day a state holiday, Gov. Ralph Northam (D) announced Sunday.
Northam said he signed a series of bills aimed at expanding access to voting.
“Voting is a fundamental right, and these new laws strengthen our democracy by making it easier to cast a ballot, not harder,” Northam said in a statement Sunday. “No matter who you are or where you live in Virginia, your voice deserves to be heard. I’m proud to sign these bills into law.”
Northam signed a bill replacing a state holiday, Lee-Jackson Day, that honored Confederate generals with a state holiday designated for Election Day.
He also signed a bill repealing Virginia’s voter ID law and a bill expanding access to early voting.
The new bill allows for early voting 45 days prior to an election without a stated excuse; Virginia previously required absentee voters to provide the state with a reason from an approved list.
Another bill extends in-person polling hours by one hour, keeping polls open until 8 p.m. rather than 7 p.m.
All the measures passed earlier this year in the Democratic-controlled legislature.
Democrats won control of both the state Senate and House of Delegates in the 2019 elections.
The new laws were lauded by top Democrats in the state legislature.
“We need more access to the ballot box, not less,” state Sen. Louise Lucas (D) said in a statement. “I am so proud to be a part of new laws that expand access to voting and make our Commonwealth more representative of the people we serve. Today is a historic day.”
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They had a PERFECT way to get him out of office and they backed down!
Madness.
Cheating Democrats strike again.
I’m gonna head to Virginia to vote. The Guv says it’s my right.
Is this grounds for a lawsuit ?
Irony 3
Virginia is f***ed.
We would NEVER win VA. anyway what the hell difference does it make!! Let black face do whatever he wants hopefully VA. will vote this ASSHAT out office SOON!!!
GOV Blackface, knowing that the only way Demons win is thru cheating
Stand up or die Virginia.
“No matter who you are or where you live in Virginia, your voice deserves to be heard. That is true but ONLY 1 vote each. Finding boxes full of dem votes after the polls close it FRAUD plain and simple.
Making it easy to vote, does not strengthen our nation.
Making it a process that requires even a little effort, does.
Virginia is a test case. they wont win.
Hopefully DJT will have watchdogs everywhere, sure he’s already on it ~ he’s smarter and more diverse than they think
Every fraudulent vote disenfranchises a citizen. Democrats don’t believe in democratic voting.
“No matter who you are or where you live in Virginia, your voice deserves to be heard....
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He’s talking about illegal aliens right here.
That’s who is going to be voting as a result of this.
He won't be voted out. Governors are prohibited from serving consecutive terms in Virginia. He'll just be replaced with another liberal Democrat.
They are panicked because illegals ( Dem voters ) are not bleeding across the southern border
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