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Judge Dismisses Virginia Mail-In Ballot Lawsuit Ahead of Tuesday’s Election

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Martin Walsh

Another election race could be impacted substantially by mail-in ballots.

Virginia Judge Michael Devine dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Virginia Institute for Public Policy alleging that election officials in Fairfax County improperly accepted absentee ballot applications.

The timing of the decision comes just before the highly-anticipated gubernatorial election on Tuesday.

Devine dismissed the lawsuit on technical grounds, and not on the merits, ruling that the plaintiffs lacked standing…

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