Legislation that would make election day a state holiday in Virginia in place of Lee-Jackson Day is headed to the governor’s desk.
Senate Bill 601 is meant to encourage Virginians to vote by ensuring more people have off of work during November elections. It also removes state recognition of Lee-Jackson Day to maintain the same number of state holidays and as a means to stop celebrating the Confederate Gens. Robert E. Lee and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson.
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