To the State Board of Elections,

The Virginia Code currently requires that voting applicants check YES to affirm that they are not a felon, are not mentally incompetent, and that they ARE a citizen. Leaving these portions incomplete is deemed a ‘material omission’. Those who don’t at least SAY they are a citizen are denied the right to vote. As it should be!

You must go through the Legislature as the Constitution requires rather than use “executive authority” to change the application of the law instead of respecting the will of the Legislature elected by Virginians.

You must not instruct election directors across Virginia to the ignore the blank boxes.

You must not direct that an applicant who will NOT affirm that they are a citizen, or mentally competent, or not a felon be registered to vote.

You heard that right.

Anyone: a felon, an illegal alien, an illegal alien felon — anyone may register to vote in Virginia IF the SBE issues this “administrative change.”

You must not attempt to disregard the Constitution.

I need you to join me in stopping this erosion of our franchise. In the end one vote should count as one vote. Every single illegal vote waters down your ability to participate in our democracy.

The franchise is a right granted to citizens, and that elections should tally legally cast ballots. (These administrative changes would turn a blind eye on illegal voting. Though the votes would still be illegal, there would be almost no way, short of challenging every ballot, to keep them from being counted.)