The post-election audits are a big step for Virginia’s campaign finance system, which until last year, strictly relied upon the honor system, but the first audit raises unanswered questions.
David M. Poole
David M. Poole is a former political writer for the Lynchburg News & Advance and Roanoke Times. In 1997, Poole founded the Virginia Public Access Project, a nonprofit dedicated to providing fact-based information about state politics. In August, the University of Virginia Press will publish Poole's first book, "Trusted Source," an inside look at VPAP and a quarter century of Virginia politics. He and his wife, Clare, live in Richmond.
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State’s first-ever audit of campaign finance report leaves many questions unanswered
Seven candidates from 2024 were selected at random for audits. The Department of Elections said the review highlighted limitations in what documents it can ask for.
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Saslaw is back and he has a new PAC
Former Senate Democratic Leader Richard Saslaw is putting himself back in the role of nudging Democrats toward the middle — with the help of an unexpected $450,000 windfall that he has rolled into a new political leadership committee.
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Virginia campaign finance laws take first step beyond honor system
The state Department of Elections will soon release a report on the first-ever outside audits of campaign finance disclosures. In this first round, seven candidates who ran for local office last fall were randomly selected for review.
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Slavery west of the Blue Ridge was more common before the American Revolution than many think
When the Revolutionary War ended in 1783, a state census revealed that in some parts of Augusta County, slavery was so commonplace that one in three households owned at least one enslaved Black person.
