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Three Republicans running for Virginia governor wary of vote-counting software

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April 21, 2021 at 6:41 p.m. EDT
From left to right, Glenn Youngkin, Amanda Chase and Kirk Cox. (Glenn Youngkin, Amanda Chase, Kirk Cox. (Heather Rousseau for The Post, Ryan M. Kelly/AP, Steve Helber/AP))

RICHMOND — Three Republicans running for Virginia governor are raising alarms about a ballot-counting system being pitched to the state party, saying the technology cannot be trusted to tabulate votes at the party's May 8 nominating convention.

State Sen. Amanda F. Chase (Chesterfield), Del. Kirk Cox (Colonial Heights) and businessman Glenn Youngkin wrote a letter to state GOP Chairman Rich Anderson on Wednesday warning the party against hiring a certain elections software vendor under consideration.