The Republican National Committee (RNC) announced that it had filed a lawsuit to prevent non-residents from being able to vote in elections in Virginia. In a press release on Monday, it was revealed that the RNC and RITE PAC filed a lawsuit against the Virginia State Board of Elections over a “provision in state law that allows non-residents to vote” in elections. While the provision is described as having been “written to allow military members to vote while living overseas,” people who have “never lived in” Virginia or even the United States are allowed to “register and vote”:
- Today, the RNC and RITE PAC filed a lawsuit against the Virginia State Board of Elections challenging a provision in state law that allows non-residents to vote in the state’s elections.
- These individuals are permitted to cast ballots in federal elections without establishing residency in Virginia.
