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Candidates who want to appear first on the ballot for the June primary are getting ready to submit all the necessary paperwork on Monday March 20th. That’s the first time candidates can submit paperwork to the party committees for the primary, and the first candidate to file gets the top spot.
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The Virginia Constitution says, “a senator or delegate who moves his residence from the district for which he is elected shall thereby vacate his office.”
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House Democrats don't have the votes to change the rules. But that's not stopping them from forcing a vote on changing the rules to get a vote on a constitutional amendment protecting abortion rights.
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Abortion-rights opponents gather every year here at Capitol Square, but this year’s different. The Supreme Court has taken away the constitutionally protected right to the procedure and now advocates are hopeful they can erode abortion rights in Virginia.
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Guns and ammunition should be locked up in houses that have children or anybody that should not have access to firearms. That’s according to a bill that was introduced by Senator Jennifer Boysko, a Democrat from Herndon.
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Lawmakers in Richmond are not expected to pass any new legislation to crack down on gun violence this year. But, that doesn't mean they won't try.
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During the pandemic, election officials started making ballot drop boxes available to make voting easier. Now, those drop boxes are an object of suspicion.
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Governor Glenn Youngkin campaigned on a platform of limiting abortions with a 15-week ban. But Democrats in the Senate are rejecting any new restrictions.
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The idea of the ballot drop box has its critics, people who say it's a drag on local governments for something that isn't even used all that much.
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Both sides in the abortion debate will tell you that polling shows the public is on their side.