| | The Virginia Senate has 22 Democrats and 18 Republicans. The House of Delegates, however, consists of 59 Republicans, 39 Democrats, and two Independents who caucus with Republicans. | | The Virginia Senate has 22 Democrats and 18 Republicans. The House of Delegates, however, consists of 59 Republicans, 39 Democrats, and two Independents who caucus with Republicans. |
| | As [[Kanye West]]’s [[2020 presidential election]] campaign raced to get on the ballot before deadlines, [[DNC]] election attorney [[Marc Elias]] was fighting to disenfranchise voters, specifically targeting [[voter suppression]] of [[African American]]s. Elias involvement affirmed the belief that [[Democrat]]s were concerned that having Kanye West on the ballot, especially in [[swing states]], could siphon Black votes away from Democratic nominee [[Joe Biden]]. West made ballot status in [[Arizona]], [[Arkansas]], [[Colorado]], [[Oklahoma]], [[Vermont]], [[Tennessee]], [[Minnesota]], [[Idaho]], and [[Iowa]]. Marc Elias was the counsel in a suit to keep Kanye West off the ballot in Virginia. The suit asked for immediate court intervention as deadlines approach for printing and mailing [[absentee ballot]]s.<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2020/09/02/former-lawyer-for-hillary-clinton-kamala-harris-is-working-to-push-kanye-off-the-ballot/</ref> | | As [[Kanye West]]’s [[2020 presidential election]] campaign raced to get on the ballot before deadlines, [[DNC]] election attorney [[Marc Elias]] was fighting to disenfranchise voters, specifically targeting [[voter suppression]] of [[African American]]s. Elias involvement affirmed the belief that [[Democrat]]s were concerned that having Kanye West on the ballot, especially in [[swing states]], could siphon Black votes away from Democratic nominee [[Joe Biden]]. West made ballot status in [[Arizona]], [[Arkansas]], [[Colorado]], [[Oklahoma]], [[Vermont]], [[Tennessee]], [[Minnesota]], [[Idaho]], and [[Iowa]]. Marc Elias was the counsel in a suit to keep Kanye West off the ballot in Virginia. The suit asked for immediate court intervention as deadlines approach for printing and mailing [[absentee ballot]]s.<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2020/09/02/former-lawyer-for-hillary-clinton-kamala-harris-is-working-to-push-kanye-off-the-ballot/</ref> |