Youngkin says he intends to replace Virginia’s top election official Virginia Mercury, Jan 25, 2022
Gov. Glenn Youngkin said Monday he plans to appoint someone new to serve as Virginia’s top election official when current Elections Commissioner Chris Piper’s four-year term expires this summer.
The comment from Youngkin, made in an interview with Trump-supporting radio host John Fredericks, was the first clear indication from the new governor on what he has planned for the Virginia Department of Elections.
In the interview, Fredericks asked Youngkin if he plans to “clean house” at the agency.
“We in fact fully expect that when the current commissioner’s term is up that we will replace him,” Youngkin replied. “We have to make sure the leadership that’s in the Department of Elections is leadership that is looking out for the integrity of the election process and not trying to be political.”
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Despite a light election calendar in the early part of 2022, the department has several big projects happening this year. They include the implementation of same-day voter registration for elections this fall, reassigning voters under Virginia’s new redistricting plan and an overhaul of the IT system that powers Virginia elections.
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