Virginia Elections Official Responds to Reports of Maskless Voters Being Turned Away From Polls

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After the Virginia GOP and others claimed that voters in Virginia were told they would be prohibited from entering polling locations if they donโ€™t wear a mask, Virginia Department of Elections Commissioner Chris Piper wrote on Tuesday that election workers cannot mandate masks as a requirement to vote.

โ€œWe have gotten several reports of voters either being turned away or being made to wait until the polling place is clear before being allowed to vote if they refuse to wear a mask,โ€ Piper said in an email to other poll workers, posted online by Republican Party lawyer Harmeet K. Dhillon and former Trump campaign lawyer Jenna Ellis

โ€œYou may not turn voters away because they are not wearing masks,โ€ย Piper continued. โ€œWhile masks are encouraged, every eligible voter is entitled to cast a ballot at their polling place,โ€ he continued, adding: โ€œIt is not sufficient to offer curbside voting as an alternative.โ€

Citing state law, Piper said curbside voting is only available to individuals aged 65 and older or those with a disability. The Epoch Times could not immediately confirm the authenticity of Piperโ€™s email to his staff.

Earlier in the day, the Virginia GOP said it received reports of voters who were told by election workers to wear a mask before entering polling locations.

โ€œTo be clear,โ€ the Republican Party wrote,โ€ if someone is not wearing a face-covering they may NOT be turned away or refused their right to vote.โ€

The Virginia GOP did not elaborate on the details, including the polling locations that allegedly refused voters who werenโ€™t wearing masks.

โ€œMasks are NOT required to vote. There is no mask mandate in Virginia,โ€ the party also said.

American Conservative Union Chairman Matt Schlapp, whose organization heads the annualย Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), wrote on Twitter that he was told that Virginia voters would be turned away if they showed up without a mask.

โ€œI was told at my polling station I couldnโ€™t vote without a mask. Knowing what the GOP thinks about masks, isnโ€™t this just an illegal barrier to voting? But I can count on one thing our judges will do nothing,โ€ he tweeted.

Schlapp told the Washington Examiner that he cast his ballot at George Mason Elementary School in Alexandria, adding that he โ€œcouldnโ€™t enter the schoolโ€ to vote unless he wore a mask.

Byย Jack Phillips

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