At 9:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. on Election Day, poll worker records show, the teenager entered the center and requested a ballot. He was told he had to be at least 18 in order to vote — and when poll staffers offered him voter registration, he declined and left, according to election officials.
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But then Youngkin’s son returned a second time and the same scenario repeated, poll records show.
Youngkin made election integrity a focal point of his campaign’s strategy to win the GOP nomination; the issue has become central to many Republican campaigns since the 2020 presidential election.
But when asked about his son’s attempt to vote illegally, Youngkin’s campaign suggested the incident was being blown out of proportion.
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