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A Va. Voter Photo ID Bill Dies, Another Survives

One bill requiring Virginia voters to present photo identification at the polls is dead, but another lives for at least a few more days.

2013/01/29

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Va. Could Host An Election-Night Nightmare

Take two deadlocked races in a battleground state that Republicans and Democrats alike say will play a huge role in who wins the White House and controls the U.S. Senate. Blend in a new voter identification law and the possibility of thousands of additional provisional ballots that won’t be counted for days. Whip it to a froth with unprecedented political cash supporting get-out-the-vote efforts and eleventh-hour dirty tricks, and there’s your recipe for a lingering election nightmare.

2012/09/02

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