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</html><description>In response to news that the Virginia Department of Elections (ELECT) launched its new Citizen Portal, allowing Virginia voters to apply for an absentee ballot online, Democratic Party of Virginia Chairwoman Susan Swecker released the following statement: &#x201C;I applaud the Governor and the Department of Elections for taking this important step in expanding the ability [&hellip;]</description><thumbnail_url>https://vademocrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/DPVA_facebook.png</thumbnail_url><thumbnail_width>1500</thumbnail_width><thumbnail_height>1000</thumbnail_height></oembed>
