Judge approves settlement over rejected Virginia student voter registrations

By: Markus Schmidt

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: June 9, 2026

Words: 747

Last Updated: 2 days, 10 hours ago

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A federal judge has approved a consent decree requiring Virginia election officials to accept certain voter registration applications submitted by college students, resolving a lawsuit that alleged students were being improperly denied registration over missing dormitory-related details.

The agreement, approved last week by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, bars election officials from rejecting otherwise eligible student voter registration applications solely because they omit information such as dorm room …

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