Gov. Spanberger signs executive order aimed at protecting election integrity, rejoins ERIC
On Tuesday, Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed Executive Order 13, which is aimed at protecting election integrity in the Commonwealth.
The order directs the Commissioner of the Department of Elections to “certify each year that election security procedures are in place as it relates to ballot security, the testing and certification of vote counting machines ahead of each election in which the machines are used, and multi-level accuracy checks of results conducted by election officials.”
The order also says that any program used to remove the names of ineligible voters from voter registration systems “based on evidence of ineligibility“ must be done so no later than 90 days before any federal primary or general election. This comes as debate has occurred in the U.S. Senate for the SAVE America Act, which would impact millions of Americans’ ability to vote.
In 2025, then-Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed an executive order aimed at removing non-citizens from the Commonwealth’s voter rolls, a move that sparked debate and occurred only about a month and a half prior to the gubernatorial election.
https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2026/03/24/gov-spanberger-signs-executive-order-aimed-at-protecting-election-integrity-rejoins-eric/