absentee voting

There’s still time to cast your vote.  Voting season began weeks ago but there’s still time to make your voice heard. Here’s how you can vote in person or submit your mail-in ballot on Election Day in D.C., Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia.  One note as the COVID-19 pandemic continues: Be prepared to follow guidelines on wearing a mask...

News4’s Julie Carey goes behind the scenes to see preparations for counting absentee ballots in Northern Virginia.

It’s not Election Day; it’s voting season and you have some decisions to make about how to cast your vote.  The coronavirus pandemic, warnings about the capacity of the U.S. Postal Service, and a political fight over who gets to vote and how are complicating the 2020 presidential election.  Here’s info on how you can cast your ballot in...

President Donald Trump declined to commit to a peaceful transfer of power should Joe Biden win the upcoming election, saying, “We want to get rid of the ballots and you’ll have a very… there won’t be a transfer, frankly, there will be a continuation. The ballots are out of control.”

Virginia lawmakers have given final approval to legislation aimed at making absentee voting easier in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic

President Donald Trump backed away from his suggestion that voters try to cast ballots twice to check the system, but he’s still insisting those who mail in their ballot go to the polls to check on their vote. Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports local election officials call that a waste of time because there is already a tracking...

When asked about his call to try to delay the election, President Trump repeated unsubstantiated claims that mail-in voting leads to increased instances of voter fraud.

Voting rights advocates and local election officials are urging Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan to adjust his directive to hold a traditional election in November

Polls closed at 8 p.m. Tuesday in Washington, D.C., and Maryland where primaries were held as the region grapples with both a global pandemic and unrest that prompted District leaders to implement a curfew. D.C. residents voted on a Democratic presidential nominee, several D.C. Council seats and other contests. Maryland voted for candidates in its eight U.S. House districts...

A group of voters is suing Virginia election officials over a loosening of restrictions on absentee ballots for next month’s statewide primary, arguing that the state can’t allow voters to use the coronavirus pandemic as an excuse to vote by mail

President Donald Trump has threatened to hold back federal funding from two election battleground states that are making it easier to vote by mail during the pandemic

A partial court settlement exempts voters in Virginia’s June primary from a requirement that anyone submitting an absentee ballot must have the ballot signed by a witness

Virginia’s attorney general says some voters submitting absentee ballots in the June primary won’t be required to have a witness sign the envelope

The American Civil Liberties Union is asking a federal court to block Virginia election officials from requiring that absentee voters find a witness to watch them sign their ballots during the COVID-19 pandemic

Virginia is now offering testing for any resident or staff member of a nursing facility that wants one. Gov. Northam said that the state is not yet ready to reopen. News4’s Julie Carey has the details from the governors press conference.

Some Virginia voters are already casting ballots in the Democratic primary, weighing in on the candidate they hope will become the next president. Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey went to a Fairfax County polling place to see what’s influencing voters.

Absentee voting is beginning for the 2020 Democratic presidential primary in Virginia. The Virginia Department of Elections says in-person absentee voting for the March 3 primary begins Thursday, Friday or Saturday, depending on office hours and observation of state holidays. Registered voters may request an absentee ballot be mailed to them by going online. They can also find the form…