Virginia, Democrats and State Supreme Court
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The debate in Virginia follows a somewhat similar legal argument about mail ballots that is currently before the U.S. Supreme Court. There, the court is weighing whether it’s legal for states to allow mail ballots cast before Election Day to be counted if they arrive after Election Day but within a period defined in state law.
FILE - The state and U.S. flags fly over the Virginia State Capitol as the 2024 session of the Virginia General Assembly gets underway, Jan. 10, 2024, in Richmond, Va ...
FILE - Republican gubernatorial candidate and Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears resides over the Virginia Senate during a special legislative session in Richmond, Va., Oct. 29, 2025. (Mike Kropf/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP, File)(AP/Mike Kropf) RICHMOND, Va.