New Legislative Panel Is Exploring Whether to End Virginia's Off-Year Elections

New legislative panel is exploring whether to end Virginia's off-year elections

In a year when Virginia voters will choose their next governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and all 100 members of the House of Delegates, a little-noticed legislative panel is asking a potentially seismic question: Should the state stop voting every…

Is it time for Virginia to stop holding elections every year? Lawmakers are taking a serious look

Voting at the Falling Creek Middle School precinct in Chesterfield County in the June 17, 2025, primary elections. (Photo by Markus Schmidt/Virginia Mercury)In a year when Virginia voters will choose their next governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and all 100 members of the House of Delegates, a little-noticed legislative panel is asking a potentially seismic question: Should the state stop voting every year? The Joint Subcommittee to…

Is It Time for Virginia to Stop Holding Elections Every Year? Lawmakers Are Taking a Serious Look

In a year when Virginia voters will choose their next governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and all 100 members of the House of Delegates, a little-noticed legislative panel is asking a potentially seismic question: Should the state stop voting every year? The Joint Subcommittee to Study the Consolidation and Scheduling of General Elections met for the first time last week to begin exploring whether Virginia — one of just a handful of…