Despite opposition from some groups who say that a new voter ID law in Virginia equates to voter suppression, the State Board of Elections is working to implement the federally sanctioned law. And as Virginia Public Radio Tommie McNeil reports, the Board has launched a new initiative to educate voters about the law before the November election.
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