What issues are bringing record numbers of Virginia voters to the polls, early
The ongoing federal government shutdown, increased immigration enforcement and the role parents play in public schools in Virginia were among the issues on local voters’ minds during a recent WTOP sampling at a Loudoun County early voting satellite center.
The number of early ballots cast so far this year is at a record high for a nonpresidential election in Virginia, according to the Virginia Public Access Project, or VPAP.
During a mid-morning visit with voters outside the Dulles South Recreation Center, one of Loudoun County Office of Elections’ four early voting satellite locations , WTOP asked voters which issues prompted them to cast their ballots before the Nov. 4 general election.
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