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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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Leveling The Field

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Bill Banning Handheld Cellphone Use While Driving Clears House & Senate

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GRTC Connects: Route 5 – Carytown To Downtown

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10,000 Years In Virginia

Through English settlers, Jim Crow, and the road to federal recognition, Virginia’s Pamunkey Indian Tribe stands strong. If you haven’t spent much time in the river country of Virginia’s Tidewater region, you might mistake it for a standard-issue rural community....

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