More than 1.2 million early ballots were cast in Virginia as of Tuesday, Oct. 28. So far, more early ballots have been cast this year than during the entire 2022 midterm election. Some voters cited national politics, policy debates and the Trump administration…
This Election Day, Virginians will vote on three proposed constitutional amendments. The first asks voters whether to enshrine abortion rights and other reproductive freedoms in the state constitution. Abortion is currently legal in Virginia; the only Southern state that has…
If Virginians approve a ballot referendum on Nov. 3 to permanently protect reproductive rights in the state’s constitution, the amendment will be challenged in court on Nov. 13. The case seeks a preliminary injunction to block the certification of the amendment referendum…
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Virginia House of Delegates | 1776 (2) That all power is vested in, and consequently derived from, the people; that magistrates are their trustees and servants, and at all times amenable to them. (15) That no free government, or the blessings of liberty, can…
As Virginians prepare to reject or approve an amendment to enshrine reproductive rights into the state’s constitution on Election Day next week, new data shows more people inside and outside the state are relying on assistance to obtain abortions. The…
LYNCHBURG, Va. – More than 8,000 people have cast in-person early ballots in Lynchburg, General Registrar Trish Jones said, putting the city ahead of its early-voting total from the previous midterm election. Jones said the city had also recorded about 2,000 more early…
Virginia Ballot Question 2 - 2026 midterms ARLINGTON, Va. - A church pastor in Northern Virginia has filed a lawsuit to upend a ballot question that would enshrine same-sex marriage equality in the Virginia Constitution. The lawsuit claims proper procedures were not followed, but…
Follow WTOP’s team coverage of Election 2026 online, on air at 103.5 FM or on the WTOP News app. President Donald Trump’s aggressive campaign to cut the size of the federal government, through the Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE, will…
Alexandria police are investigating anti-immigrant graffiti found on a local trail as a bias-motivated incident. The messages included the words "ICE" and "REPORT TO DEPORT," with the number for the ICE hotline. ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Alexandria police are investigating anti-immigrant graffiti…
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