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Cuccinelli: NAACP calling out Election Integrity Unit a PR 'stunt'

By W.J. Kennedy | Nov 4, 2022

With claims of voter suppression, the Virginia NAACP is seeking records surrounding the recently created Election Integrity Unit in Attorney General Jason Miyares’ office.

Cuccinelli: Miyares' creation of election integrity unit 'puts him squarely in the responsible minority of attorneys general'

By W.J. Kennedy | Sep 15, 2022

A national advocate for secure elections has applauded Attorney General Jason Miyares for establishing an Election Integrity Unit to ensure compliance with Virginia voter laws.

Virginia General Assembly OKs banning of 'Zuckerbucks' from elections; measure goes to governor

By W.J. Kennedy | Mar 15, 2022

The Virginia General Assembly, with unanimous support from the state Senate, sent Gov. Glenn Youngkin legislation earlier this month that will ban the use of private funds to help underwrite the management of elections.

Cuccinelli: Banning private money 'would raise confidence in the fairness and neutrality' of Virginia elections

By W.J. Kennedy | Feb 2, 2022

The Virginia General Assembly is days away from sending Gov. Glenn Youngkin legislation that would ban private money in the administration of elections, according to analyst Ken Cuccinelli, national chairman of the Election Transparency Initiative and a former Virginia attorney general.

Legal action accuses Fairfax County officials of violating Virginia election law

By W.J. Kennedy | Nov 11, 2021

A lawsuit by the election watchdog Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) charges that election officials in Fairfax County violated state law by not requiring those requesting an application for an absentee ballot to put the last four digits of their Social Security number on the application.

Capital Research Center: McAuliffe ‘raked in' out-of-state money in Virginia gubernatorial race

By W.J. Kennedy | Nov 2, 2021

Out-of-state money reportedly heavily favors Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe, who on Election Day is running neck and neck with Republican businessman Glenn Youngkin in the polls.

Cuccinelli: Virginia election officials "should immediately disclose" Zuckerberg funds being spent to count 2021 ballots

By W.J. Kennedy | Oct 27, 2021

Election Transparency Initiative chairman and former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli said Wednesday that local election officials in the state should immediately disclose how much Mark Zuckerberg-provided money they are using in the 2021 election.

CRC researcher blasts motives of 'nonpartisan' group in Virginia gubernatorial election

By W.J. Kennedy | Oct 19, 2021

A group urging Virginians to vote by mail in the upcoming gubernatorial elections claims to be a “nonprofit organization that serves volunteers who want to help fellow Americans vote,” but is actually a “product of the professional left,” writes Hayden Ludwig, senior investigative researcher for the Capital Research Center.

Pubic sector union aims to boost McAuliffe's gubernatorial bid

By W.J. Kennedy | Oct 6, 2021

Virginia’s former Democratic governor, Terry McAuliffe, facing a tough re-election bid, is receiving a big boost from one of the country’s most politically active public sector unions, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), writes Hayden Ludwig, a senior investigative researcher with the Capital Research Center (CRC).

Virginia to be flooded with mail ballots by 'blatantly partisan' groups, analyst says

By W.J. Kennedy | Sep 14, 2021

The negative publicity surrounding leftist activist groups masquerading as nonpartisan, good government groups in the 2020 general election hasn’t dissuaded them from stopping, or even slowing down, their direct involvement in political campaigns — at least not in Virginia, according to one analyst.

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