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Early in-person voting began Jan. 31 and will run through Feb. 7.
An appointment by Gov. Abigail Spanberger has caused a domino effect of special elections to fill two vacancies in Virginia’s General Assembly.
RICHMOND — The Virginia Senate voted 27 to 13 Thursday to pass legislation amending Virginia Beach’s city charter in order to formally adopt the single-member districts the city has used for the last two election cycles. Virginia Beach Sens. Aaron Rouse, a Democrat, and Bill DeSteph, a Republican, were at odds over the vote.
The state's High Court will decide if Virginia Democrats' gerrymander push can move forward.