Youngkin issues executive order to strengthen election security

By Sarah Roderick-Fitch | The Center Square

Published August 8, 2024 8:10am ET

(The Center Square) – An executive order has been issued to codify Virginia’s “election security procedures” implemented by Gov. Glenn Youngkin.

The governor issued Executive Order 35 on Wednesday to “protect legal voters and accurate counts,” which includes “stringent ballot security, complete and thorough counting machine testing,” and “best-in-the-nation voter list maintenance.”