Republicans, Democrats in Virginia make last push to encourage early voting
With only a few days until the start of early voting in Virginia’s high-stakes election, both parties are making one last push to encourage early and absentee voting. With only a few days until the start of early voting in Virginia's high-stakes election, Republicans and Democrats are making one last push to encourage early and absentee voting in the commonwealth. Every seat in both the House of Delegates and state Senate are up for grabs this fall -- a total of 140 General Assembly seats, and this week, the parties and candidates are hosting multiple events across Virginia ahead of the first day of early voting on Friday, Sept. 22. "What's clear is that this will be an immensely expensive and hard-fought campaign," said Stephen Farnsworth, a political analyst at the University of Mary Washington. MORE: Virginia congresswoman won't seek reelection after new health diagnosis Kristine Kozlowski, C, assistant chief of elections, guides voters through the process as...