Dr. Jonathan Madison, Governance Fellow, R Street Institute Testimony in Support of VA SB 1009, “Elections; conduct of election, ranked choice voting, locally elected offices.” February 14th, 2025 ...

Chris McIsaac, Governance Fellow, R Street Institute Testimony in Opposition to VA SB 775, “Election offenses; dissemination of artificial audio or artificial visual media, etc.” February 14, 2025 ...

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