Alarmed that citizens may unknowingly be voting themselves out of their right to impose their will on local issues, the Voting Integrity Project, Inc. The seminar will be held from 9 am to 5 pm at the Richmond Marriott Hotel, with registration beginning at 8 am.
All sessions are open to the media.
A media room with phones and conference assistants will be provided. VIP and its seminar co-hosts contend all too often local governments either circumvent or outright ignore referenda votes on land use, tax and other local issues. In fact, Virginia itself will decide whether to continue to require local governments to get voter approvals for all bond debt. A state-wide referendum to amend the constitution will be on the November 3rd ballot as Question 3. Many Virginia voters are not even aware of this attempt to whittle down their voting rights.