Crixell Matthews
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Three days before Richmond concludes voting on a casino proposed by multi-media company Urban One, civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton visited the city to campaign for the casino.
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After three hours of deliberation, the Richmond Board of Elections voted 2-1 to remove the city's top elections official Monday night. Kirk Showalter faced criticism following the November 2020 elections. -
Ann-Frances Lambert will replace outgoing City Council Vice President Chris Hilbert, representing the 3rd district in Northside. Katherine Jordan will represent the 2nd District, which encompasses much of the Fan, Jackson Ward and Scott’s Addition neighborhoods. Both Lambert and Jordan will hold elected office for the first time.
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The Richmond Police Department says the city’s gun ban was not put into effect Thursday night as dozens of armed right-wing protesters gathered Downtown near the governor’s mansion.
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Final results released late Tuesday night show all incumbents running for Richmond City Council have secured reelection.
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A majority of Richmond School Board incumbents will be returning for another term in January. Board members Liz Doerr, Kenya Gibson, Jonathan Young, Cheryl Burke and Dawn Page all succeeded in their reelection campaigns. Doerr and Burke ran unopposed. The incumbents will be joined by four new members.
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The Richmond Registrar says 90 percent of her office is now in quarantine, after three employees tested positive for COVID-19.
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In a year with lots of concerns about voting security and accuracy, in Richmond’s 6th City Council District, a handful of voters received the wrong ballot.
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With more than 104,000 reported votes, Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney appears to have secured re-election.
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With more than 100,000 votes being reported, incumbents running for Richmond City Council and mayor appear likely to win.
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Voting lines in Goochland and Powhatan were long at sunrise but petered out through the afternoon.
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Many VCU students apply for absentee ballots to vote in their hometowns. But others choose to register at their Richmond addresses, casting their votes at one of the polling locations near campus. -
Organizations and residents in Richmond are bracing for potential activity related to the U.S. presidential election results.
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In Chesterfield County, residents who may have missed voting in person--because they tested positive for Covid-19--still can.
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Virginia’s top public safety officer expressed cautious optimism about the state’s preparations for security during and after what is sure to be a contentious Election Day.
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The Richmond Resilience Initiative will provide $500 per month to 18 working families who don’t qualify for other aid, but that Stoney said still do not make a living wage. Funds for the program will come from both the Robins Foundations, a Richmond-based nonprofit, and the CARES Act.
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A Frederick County circuit court judge struck down parts of a new rule on mail-in absentee voting on Wednesday but preserved other elements of it.
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The Republican Party of Virginia and a conservative legal group with a history of making unsupported accusations of voter fraud are challenging a new Virginia voting rule in a hearing set for Wednesday.
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Early voting comes to a close in Virginia on Halloween, Oct. 31. Commissioner Chris Piper told the Board of Elections that despite a few hiccups, the early voting process has been successful in Virginia.
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A residential street in Richmond named after the Confederate State of America could soon get a new name.
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Monday was the first day Chesterfield County voters could cast an early ballot at one of four new satellite locations
