Fairfax Co. registrar to deny voter registrations over concerns with Va. system.
'Thousands of people who recently moved to Fairfax County from other parts of Virginia are set to receive notice in the next week or so that their voter registration requests have been denied. This move follows concerns about the way a state Department of Elections system handles requests submitted through the Department of Motor Vehicles, the countys general registrar said.
To start with, that means about 5,000 letters to people who submitted some of the most recent address updates. The countys general registrar is accepting similar voter registration updates through the Department of Elections website.
Im going to deny the transfer, Im going to inform the voter that theyre still registered in [their previous jurisdiction], and Im going to send them an application so they can fill that out, Fairfax County General Registrar Cameron Sasnett said in an interview.
The commissioner of the Department of Elections called the decision troubling, and said there is no question that the electronic systems are working and providing significant benefits.'>>>
https://wtop.com/fairfax-county/2018/01/fairfax-co-registrar-to-deny-voter-registrations-over-concerns-with-state-system/