Without DMV, Voter Registrations Lag

Voter registration, which historically peaks in a presidential election year, is one more casualty of the coronavirus pandemic. In Virginia, the bulk of registrations come through the Department of Motor Vehicles, which has just begun to reopen by appointment.

New Voter Registrations in May

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New Voter Registrations, January through May


Source: Virginia Department of Elections

June 12, 2020