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How to Vote and Register on Election Day in Virginia – It’s Not Too Late!

by RVA Staff | NEWS, POLITICS, RICHMOND POLITICS, VIRGINIA POLITICS

Missed Virginia’s voter registration deadline? No worries—you can still register and vote on Election Day thanks to Virginia’s new same-day registration law. Starting with the 2022 General Election, the General Assembly passed a law allowing voters to register all the...

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