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Virginia elections commissioner highlights same-day registration strain, staffing shortfalls in 2024 post‑election report
Summary
The Department of Elections presented the 2024 post‑election report to the State Board, citing more than 114,000 same‑day registrations, a 74% survey response rate from registrars, and staffing gaps that strained local offices during canvass periods.
Susan Beals, commissioner of the Virginia Department of Elections, presented the board with the department’s 2024 post‑election report at the March State Board of Elections meeting and summarized key operational challenges from last year’s election cycle.
Beals told the board the department received more than 114,000 same‑day voter registration applications during the 2024 general election and that the volume and the short timeframe for processing created difficulties for local registrars. Same‑day registrations are handled as…
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