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Richmond Electoral Board walks back early voting closures
The GOP-controlled Richmond Electoral Board voted unanimously Friday to offer three early voting locations for 45 days ahead of the general election in November, reversing a decision it made last week to shutter two of the sites. Richmond’s city attorney said the board lacked legal authority to close early voting satellite locations at downtown’s City Hall and Southside’s Hickory Hill Community Center.
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Vice Chair John Ambrose listens as chairperson Starlet Stevens chats with Secretary Joyce Smith during a City of Richmond Electoral Board meeting. (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
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General Registrar Keith Balmer (left), Vice Chairperson John Ambrose, Chairperson Starlet Stevens and Secretary Joyce Smith attend a Friday City of Richmond Electoral Board meeting. (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
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James E. ‘J.J.’ Minor III, from the Richmond Chapter of NAACP, gives remarks as John Ambrose and Starlet Stevens listen. (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
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Richmond Councilperson Katherine Jordan (2nd District) makes her way to her seat as Council President Mike Jones gets ready to deliver his remarks to the Richmond Electoral Board members at their meeting on Friday. (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
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Starlet Stevens (left) chats with Joyce Smith (right) during a City of Richmond Electoral Board meeting on Friday. (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
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Richmond Electoral Board chairperson Starlet Stevens answers questions during a board meeting on Friday as Vice Chair John Ambrose and Secretary Joyce Smith listen. (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
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Richmond Electoral Board chairperson Starlet Stevens (right) chats with Vice Chair John Ambrose (left) during a board meeting. (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
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Richmond City Council president Mike Jones gets ready to speak to the media as the Electoral Board adjourns following a Friday meeting. (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
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Jeffrey Maclin, election services specialist at the Office of Elections, listens during the City of Richmond Electoral Board meeting on Friday. (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
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