A Virginia state lawmaker is questioning why the state’s Department of Elections hasn’t been more forthcoming about what’s causing delays in processing about 100,000 voter registrations ahead of the midterm elections.
Sen. Lionell Spruill, a Democrat who represents District 5 and holds a key state elections oversight role, sent a letter to Elections Commissioner Susan Beals on Oct. 6 seeking an explanation.
Beals, who blamed “intermittent network issues” for the issue, said in a statement that around 107,000 voter registrations were sent to local registrars for processing “to ensure voters can be appropriately registered to vote.”
“The issue is now resolved and all impacted registrations have been identified,” she said….