In latest attack on overseas voters, Republicans sue Virginia

Key Points:

• The Republican National Committee (RNC) filed a lawsuit challenging a Virginia law that permits U.S. citizens living abroad to vote using a parent's last Virginia address, even if they have never lived in the state themselves.
• This legal action targets U.S. citizens born abroad, often military families, who inherit voting rights from their parents and is part of a broader Republican effort to restrict overseas voting access ahead of the 2026 midterms.
• The RNC argues the Virginia law is unconstitutional for allowing voting without residency and seeks to retroactively cancel registrations, block ballot issuance, and invalidate votes from these overseas voters.
• The lawsuit claims that these overseas voters predominantly support Democratic candidates, allegedly placing the RNC at a competitive disadvantage.
• This case aligns with similar Republican lawsuits in other states and challenges protections under the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA), reflecting a nationwide push to limit voting rights for certain overseas Americans.