Virginia Department of Elections
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{{Infobox government agency
| name = Virginia Department of Elections
| type = State-level agency
| logo = Virginia Department of Elections Logo.png
| formed = 2014
| preceding1 = Virginia State Board of Elections
| jurisdiction = Commonwealth of Virginia
| headquarters = Richmond, Virginia
| employees = 51-200
| chief1_name = John O'Bannon
| chief1_position = Chairman of the Board
| chief2_name = Rosalyn R. Dance
| chief2_position = Vice-Chairman of the Board
| chief3_name = Georgia Alvis-Long
| chief3_position = Secretary of the Board
| chief4_name = Donald W. Merricks
| chief4_position = Board Member
| chief5_name = Matthew Weinstein
| chief5_position = Board Member
| chief6_name = Susan Beals
| chief6_position = Commissioner of the Board
| chief7_name =
| website = https://www.elections.virginia.gov/
}}
The Virginia Department of Elections (ELECT) is an agency that administers elections in Virginia. Its duties include maintaining a voter registration system, ensuring fair and secure elections, overseeing campaign finance disclosure, and certificating voter equipment in coordination with Virginia's 113 local election offices.{{cite web|url=https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title24.2/chapter4/section24.2-404/|title= § 24.2-404. Duties of Department of Elections|publisher=Code of Virginia}}{{Cite web |title=Department of Elections |url=https://www.virginia.gov/agencies/department-of-elections/ |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=Virginia.gov |language=en}}
History
The predecessor to ELECT, the Virginia State Board of Elections (SBE), was founded in 1946 as a nonpolitical agency to ensure fairness and accuracy in the commonwealth's elections. The SBE promoted proper administration of election laws and voter registration.{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.elections.virginia.gov/about.html |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=www.elections.virginia.gov |language=en}}
In 2014, this process was further expanded with the creation of ELECT. ELECT is responsible for the SBE's administrative and programmatic operations and discharges the board's duties consistent with delegated authority.
Leadership
The department is led by a five-member body, the State Board of Elections. A commissioner is in charge of supervising the board. The Department's current commissioner is Susan Beals. ELECT is made up of three business units that work with a regulatory board.{{cite web |title=Commissioner |url=https://www.wmal.com/2022/03/21/youngkin-appoints-new-virginia-department-of-elections-commissioner/ |publisher=Virginia Department of Elections}}{{cite web |title=Board Members |url=https://www.elections.virginia.gov/board/board-members/index.html |publisher=Virginia Department of Elections}}
Role
State law provides that, "The State Board, through the Department of Elections, shall supervise and coordinate the work of the county and city electoral boards and of the registrars to obtain uniformity in their practices and proceedings and legality and purity in all elections."{{cite web|url=https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title24.2/chapter1/section24.2-103/|title= § 24.2-103. Powers and duties in general.|publisher=Code of Virginia}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.elections.virginia.gov/ Official site]
- [https://www.linkedin.com/company/virginia-department-of-elections Linkedin page]
Category:Election commissions in the United States
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