The 2022 Election Tracker is online!

For those who have yet to see our election trackers, they are simple and straightforward tools to keep abreast of who is running in each of the federal races (state races in odd-numbered years) on the GOP side, and where to find them.

We process all updates on an ASAP basis - if you are aware of a new campaign, a campaign ending, or any changes to online points of contact for a candidate, please let us know and we'll update right away.

Video for our discussion earlier this month "How to Recruit Candidates" is now available.

Get the first-hand testimony of how the historic effort that set an all-time record in the number of House of Delegates districts challenged by a political party in Virginia, with discussion from key participants in that effort: Doug Simon, now Director of the Office of Drug Control in the DeSantis administration, and formerly the Virginia Project's Political Director; Jessi Blakely, Chair of the Virginia Federation of Young Republicans; and Sean Rastatter, First Vice Chair of the Fairfax County GOP - plus surprise guests!

This Tuesday is “crossover” week so stay tuned to see which bills get paired together between the House and Senate - - more importantly, which part of those bills get amended when the bills are combined.

Here are a list of some of the key bills we are presently watching:

A bipartisan senate bill to end mask mandates in Virginia passed the Senate 29 -9 and it also passed the house full education committee 12-10. The House version HB 1272 passed the full education committee and will pass the floor soon.

HB 977 bill eliminates CRT in the classroom. 

HB 35 would eliminate ‘no-excuse’ absentee voting, reinstating requirements designed to make absentee voting available only to voters who would not otherwise be able to make it to their local precinct. 

HB 149 would require witnesses to absentee ballots to provide identifying information such as their social security number, or otherwise risk having the ballot discounted.

HB 34 and HB 178 would ban drop-off locations for completed absentee ballots, essentially requiring them to be delivered by mail or directly to a registrar.

HB 39 would reduce the time period during which in-person absentee voting, also known as early voting, could occur from a period of 45 days prior to an election down to 14 days prior to an election.

HB 24 and HB 46 would implement a photo ID requirement at voting precincts. Currently Virginia voters can use non-photo ID, such as a birth certificate or utility bill in their name, to cast their vote. The bills would also repeal language allowing voters to use expired driver’s licenses to vote.

This month I’d like to pay a special tribute to the law enforcement officers who lost their lives at Bridgewater College. The Virginia Project will always support our law enforcement heroes. Hundreds of officers from all over the country and Virginia gathered on the campus of James Madison University to pay respects to two Bridgewater College officers who were killed last week.

Governor Youngkin spoke and said, "The 'Dynamic Duo' knew this was a dangerous job, but they were willing to serve and sacrifice in their common defense. Those two knew what service was all about. They lived it, and they breathed it. They served our country and served our community."

Lance Allen, Chairman

The Virginia Project

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Alexandria, VA 22313

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