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Jay Jones launched a voter protection unit targeting Trump's election security efforts, but critics point to dead felons receiving voting rights letters.

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President Donald Trump and his election security efforts were the focus of Democratic Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones' launch of a "voter protection" unit, but Republican critics say the announcement ignores voting rights controversies taking place in his own backyard.

Jones on Tuesday formed the Voter Protection Division to enforce state voting rights laws as Virginia faces scrutiny over letters of reinstatement to deceased felons amid Gov. Abigail Spanberger's restoration of voting rights to more than 66,000 Virginians.

Jones "launched the department to address the continued erosion of the federal Voting Rights Act, Donald Trump's relentless attacks on our democracy and his administration's efforts to block access to the ballot box," his office said in a statement.

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Jones' statement did not specify specific actions taken by the Trump administration, but the president signed an executive order in March 2025 that sought tougher proof-of-citizenship requirements for voter registration and changes to vote-by-mail laws and support for the SAVE Act to require voter ID.

"As the Trump administration seeks to move the federal government further into managing state elections, we will work with the Department of Elections and the Federal Accountability Unit to protect Virginia's authority, the integrity of our elections and the right of every eligible voter to be heard," said Ajay Saini, an OAG official tapped to lead the division.

However, after the felon disenfranchisement scandal broke earlier this month, critics quickly slammed the unit for ignoring controversies within Virginia government.

The Republican Party of Virginia (RPV) said in a statement, referring to previously reported text messages from Jones about shooting a former speaker of the German House of Representatives, rather than shooting him twice, that "Two Bullet" Jay Jones is now worried about "misinformation" because just this year he told Virginians that the Democratic power grab was for "fairness." the pot

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Jay Jones can create all the fancy new "voter protection" units he wants to make himself feel better, but this is nothing more than an absurd policy," Taylor said. "When Richmond sends out suffrage letters to dead felons.

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"With three major constitutional amendments on the ballot, including one major change to felon voting rights, Virginians need real electoral integrity instead of another taxpayer-funded political gimmick."

When pressed on those issues and on Republican claims that the SAVE Act is self-protective, a Jones spokesman declined to elaborate on the initial statement:

"I was raised by people who knew that the right to vote was never given away," Jones said.

“That's why we created a dedicated voter protection division in the Attorney General's office. He added: "The work now has a permanent home, and a team is focused every day on defending voting rights and enforcing Virginia's law, calling the protection of voting rights a "year-round" responsibility.

Tim Anderson, a Virginia Beach attorney who has focused on Richmond's legal maneuvering on immigration enforcement and voting rights, said Tuesday that Jones' plan raises a separate question about law enforcement against noncitizens who vote illegally amid Virginia's restrictions. Cooperation with DHS

"Now Attorney General Jay Jones says his office will enforce Virginia's election laws. Then, Attorney General, answer this: Does that include prosecuting noncitizens who knowingly vote illegally — with the same passion you have for protecting access to the ballot box? We know that's a big no. Enforce the entire law," he said.

However, the Virginia Democratic Party supported Jones' new unit, arguing that Trump is "attacking voting rights [and] Virginia will not back down," as election security remains a prominent issue ahead of the midterm elections.

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