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New election rules expanded absentee voting due to the coronavirus
More than 1,000 Virginia voters who applied for absentee ballots have received an extra one in the mail, state Republican Party officials said Friday.
The mix-up comes shortly after a Democratic push to expand absentee voting in a bid to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. As a result, absentee ballots no longer require an excuse, and any registered voter is allowed to request one.
"We knew the Democrats many last-minute changes to our election law would make our elections less secure, but no one could imagine voters receiving two ballots," Rich Anderson, the state’s GOP chairman, said in a statement.
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Virginia counties see multiple absentee ballots sent to more than 1,000 voters
More than 1,000 Virginia voters who applied for absentee ballots have received an extra one in the mail, state Republican Party officials said Friday.
The mix-up comes shortly after a Democratic push to expand absentee voting in a bid to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. As a result, absentee ballots no longer require an excuse, and any registered voter is allowed to request one.
"We knew the Democrats many last-minute changes to our election law would make our elections less secure, but no one could imagine voters receiving two ballots," Rich Anderson, the state’s GOP chairman, said in a statement.
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Virginia counties see multiple absentee ballots sent to more than 1,000 voters
