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As of September 2026, Virginia is one of three U.S. states that permanently bar people with felony convictions from voting.

As of September 2026, Virginia's governor has the sole authority to restore voting rights for people with past felony convictions, a process which requires an application.

In January 2026, a federal court ruled that Virginia's ban on voting for people with past felony convictions is unlawful.

A January 2026 federal court ruling on Virginia's felon voting ban only applied to people disenfranchised for crimes not considered felonies under a Jim Crow-era law, such as drug offenses.

As of September 2026, Republicans hold a 5-2 majority on the North Carolina Supreme Court.

In September 2026, the North Carolina Court of Appeals reversed a lower court's decision in a 2-1 party-line vote, upholding a law that gives the state auditor power to appoint the State Board of Elections.

In 2023, the Republican supermajority in North Carolina's General Assembly passed a law stripping the governor of the power to appoint the state elections board.

For over a century, the governor of North Carolina held the power to oversee the state elections board, a practice that ended after Democrat Roy Cooper became governor.

Following Democrat Josh Stein's victory in the 2024 gubernatorial race, North Carolina's Republican lawmakers passed a new law giving the Republican state auditor the power to appoint the State Board of Elections.

In a lawsuit brought by North Carolina Governor-elect Josh Stein, a lower court ruled that a law giving the state auditor power over the elections board was "unconstitutional beyond a reasonable doubt."

In a September 14, 2026 ruling on President Trump's mail voting plan, at least five Supreme Court justices cast doubt on the plan's chances of success in its current form.

Groups including Democrats, Republicans, current and former election officials, the Postal Service union, and domestic violence organizations filed briefs with the Supreme Court opposing President Trump's proposed mail ballot restrictions.

In a September 14, 2026 Supreme Court ruling on mail voting, Justice Brett Kavanaugh indicated that the U.S. Postal Service could implement mail ballot changes in the future.

In a dissent to a September 14, 2026 Supreme Court ruling on mail voting, Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas stated that President Trump should be allowed to implement his plan immediately.

The U.S. Supreme Court blocked President Donald Trump's plan to use the U.S. Postal Service to restrict mail-in voting for the fall 2026 elections.

A post by Robert Reich titled 'A short note to Kristi Noem' is described as being from a former cabinet secretary, implying Reich held that position.

Michael Kane, the director of advocacy for Children’s Health Defense, stated at a September 2026 conference that no U.S. president before Donald Trump had ever taken on "vaccine reform" in a similar manner.

In 2026, a New Hampshire bill to eliminate school vaccination requirements, along with other similar bills, did not pass.

A significant portion of the advocacy by the group Children's Health Defense is centered on vaccines.

According to a Children’s Health Defense spokesman, about 290 people attended the group's September 2026 conference in person at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, D.C., and 230 streamed it online.