The Democrat-controlled Virginia General Assembly passed 10 election bills that Governor Youngkin MUST veto to protect the security of elections in Virginia.

Please join thousands of concerned Virginians and ask Governor Youngkin to VETO these bills immediately. The Governor has until Monday, March 24 to veto all bills. The Governor’s contact information is below to email and call his office. You can use the sample language below for your email and phone messages.

It just takes a few minutes for this one small task to send an email or make a phone call, but you could make the difference in drawing the Governor’s attention to these dangerous bills.

Governor Youngkin’s vetoes are our only hope to prevent further damage to the security of our Virginia elections.

THE GOVERNOR’S CONTACT INFORMATION
Phone: (804) 786-2211
Note: after dialing the number it will give you the option to leave a message or speak to someone live if they are in the office. 
Email: Glenn.youngkin@governor.virginia.gov and Constituent.services@governor.virginia.gov

TEMPLATE FOR EMAIL, PHONE CALLS OR LETTERS 
Add your own thoughts and comments, or use the text as-is including the list of 10 bills. Each bill is linked to its page at the Legislature website and to a more detailed one pager memo.

[Your Name]
[Your Address]
[City, State ZIP Code]
[Date]

The Honorable Governor Glenn Youngkin
P.O. Box 1475
Richmond, VA 23218

Dear Governor,

I am writing today to ask you to VETO the following 10 Election Bills that have passed the General Assembly. All 10 bills were opposed by Republican legislators. These bills would weaken our election laws, make our elections less secure and undermine the work of the Department of Elections and local General Registrars. I believe it is critical that Virginians have trust in our elections and I encourage you to veto these bills.

Sincerely,
[Your Name]
[Your Title, if applicable]
[Your Organization, if applicable]
[Your Phone Number and Email Address]

2025 Election Bills to Veto:

1. HB2056:  Takes decisions about Days and Hours of Early Voting at Satellite locations from the local Electoral Boards and gives to governing bodies, City Councils and Board of Supervisors (Conflict of Interest for the Elected to make Election decisions). One page memo

2. HB2277: Electoral Board members required to certify all elections regardless of  or be fined $1000 and removed from Office (Turns Electoral Board certification into a coerced “Rubber Stamp” approval). One page memo

3. HB2276: Omnibus bill with numerous changes to voter list maintenance laws. Reduces the time permitted to remove ineligible voters, limits use of data from other states to clean voter rolls, requires Dept of Elections to find 80 “points” of matching voter record with other states’ data before sending to registrars for cancellation. One page memo

 4. HB1657/SB813: Extends prohibition period barring Registrars from systematically removing ineligible Voters to 90 days before all types of elections – federal, state and local. The bill also doubles the time after notification to cancel to 60 days for citizens and to 28 days for noncitizens. One page memo

5. HB2002:  Registrars limited to ONLY sources from the Department of Elections for List Maintenance updates. One pager memo. One page memo

6. SB1009: – Expands Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) including offices under local jurisdiction, expands Department of Elections duties to create RCV standards, audits, recounts and educational materials. RCV disenfranchises voters whose choices are nullified by the process. One page memo

7. HB2746: Allows people who have been determined by a court to be mentally incapacitated, to still vote, unless an additional court action specifically finds them unable to understand the act of voting. One page memo

8. SB760: Extends deadline for Receipt of Absentee Ballots and Information for Cure of Absentee Ballot or Provisionals, until 5:00 pm on 3rd day after Election, delaying Registrar office processing of ballots. One page memo

9. HB2668: Electoral Boards can remove Registrar with unanimous vote and the 5-member State Board of Elections can remove any local Electoral Board member with a “2/3 vote,” a new process eliminating sworn testimony from the removal process. One page memo

10. SB814 / HB1990:  Grants local governing bodies the authority to convert one or more at-large seats into single-member districts, allowing them to manipulate electoral outcomes by configuring districts to favor specific candidates or parties..    One page memo

TAKE ACTION TODAY!
Many thanks to the hard-working coalition members of Virginia Fair Elections and Virginia Institute Action for their research and public education on legislative policy issues.