RNC claimed 'election integrity win' over 'non-existent problem,' Virginia county election director says [View all]

he Republican National Committee (RNC) announced on Friday that it “secured an election integrity win in Prince William County, Virginia,” by making election officials change the county’s poll worker guidance “to ensure only citizens are voting in Virginia elections.”

The county “voluntarily changed its guidance” when the RNC threatened to sue, according to a press release. “Because of the RNC’s action, Prince William County will now have to ensure only citizens are voting in Virginia elections,” reads the announcement.

But none of this is true according to Prince William County Director of Elections Eric Olsen, who told Democracy Docket that the RNC is “trying to invent a headline to further a political agenda” and “to fabricate a nonexistent problem.”

“I told the RNC’s lawyer in a letter dated April 17th we would provide ‘additional clarification’ in a letter to officers – something we do the Friday before every election on a variety of topics,” said Olsen. “I noted our instructions are ‘compliant with Virginia law’ and we did not change our instructions.”




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