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  • Power Analysis 2024

    Power Analysis 2024

    “We are the little engine that became a locomotive,” said Board member Jay Johnson. We were delighted to convene for our annual Power Analysis again this year in Massanetta Springs ...

  • 2024 Legislative Priorities

    2024 Legislative Priorities

    The 2024 General Assembly session begins Wednesday, January 10 and ends March 9. Our power as an organization is in the people who take action with us, and thanks to you we've buil ...

  • Chapter Updates November 2023

    Chapter Updates November 2023

    We attended Grassroots Gathering 2023 in Richmond! It was great to connect with other chapters and learn at the many workshops. We rallied in support of voting rights, demanding th ...

  • Virginia Organizing to March on Governor’s Mansion Saturday, November 4

    Virginia Organizing to March on Governor’s Mansion Saturday, November 4

    What: March to protest the Youngkin administration's rollback of restoration of rights When: Saturday, November 4 at 10:30 a.m. Where: Departs from St. Paul's Episcopal Church at 8 ...

Weekly Voter Registration Trainings

Weekly Voter Registration Trainings

For more information and supplemental materials or to register for the webinar, click here. ...

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Dave Rogers | January/February 2020 Leader of the Month

Dave Rogers | January/February 2020 Leader of the Month

Dave Rogers first came to Charlottesville when he was an undergraduate at UVA in 1965. After graduation, he moved to the Tidewater area to become a teacher, but he missed Charlott ...

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If Louisiana can do it, why not Virginia?

If Louisiana can do it, why not Virginia?

"No longer ‘voiceless,’ Louisiana felons regain the right to vote," by Kira Lerner of ThinkProgress, shows the benefits of restoring voting rights to former felons on probation or ...

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Virginia Organizing and Veterans for Change to Hold Candidate Forum in Portsmouth

Virginia Organizing and Veterans for Change to Hold Candidate Forum in Portsmouth

What: Open Candidate Forum When: Tuesday, September 15 from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Where: Trinity Episcopal Church; 500 Court Street, Portsmouth VA 23704(Park in Kin ...

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Vote!

Vote!

From State Governing Board member, Ebony B. Guy: Your vote only counts if you go to the polls, or if you have voted absentee in time. All voting ends at 7 p.m. on Tuesda ...

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Ready to vote?

Ready to vote?

Time to register to vote! If you turn 18 by November 5, you can vote in this year’s election. Register before October 15. Absentee voting begins September 20! To apply for an abse ...

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Washington Post Op-ed by Stephen Nash on Needed Political Reform

Washington Post Op-ed by Stephen Nash on Needed Political Reform

(Pictured: Leaders from our Martinsville and Danville Chapters met with State Senator Bill Stanley in December to discuss upcoming legislation in the Virginia General Assembly.) M ...

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Virginia Voter Instructions (ASL Interpretation)

Virginia Voter Instructions (ASL Interpretation)

The Staunton/Augusta/Waynesboro Chapter filmed a helpful video with information about the upcoming statewide election. Watch this video, make a plan, and vote on November 7! ...

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South Hampton Roads Chapter Leaders Visit General Assembly

South Hampton Roads Chapter Leaders Visit General Assembly

Leaders from the South Hampton Roads Chapter visited their legislators in the General Assembly in January. Every chapter will make these visits to advocate for our four top priori ...

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Absentee Voting Underway for the November General Election

Absentee Voting Underway for the November General Election

Richmond, Va. – Absentee voting for the November 7, 2017 General Election is successfully underway in the Commonwealth. Qualified Virginia voters may now vote absentee in-person a ...

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