Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's election team conceded that it mistakenly removed nearly 3,400 legal voters from the state's roll ahead of the November 7 General Assembly elections, The Washington Post reports.
The Republican's team in a news release Friday acknowledged the removal, which it had originally estimated to be around 270 voters, according to the report. Administration officials stated that Virginia's computer software had incorrectly counted probation violations of the voters — all of whom had been previously convicted of felonies — as new charges that rendered them unable to vote. The Department of Elections said Friday that all affected voters have been notified by mail.
