The Fairfax County Republican Committee has filed a formal complaint against the county’s Office of Elections, accusing officials of distributing
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TheFairfaxCountyRepublicanCommitteehasfiledaformalcomplaintagainstthecounty’sOfficeofElections,accusingofficialsofdistributingthousandsofflawedabsenteeballotsaheadofseveralcloselywatchedVirginiaelections.
Thecomplaintraisesnewquestionsaboutballotsecurityinoneofthestate’slargestandhistoricallyDemocrat-leaningcounties.
FairfaxGOPChairKatieGorkasentalettertotheOfficeofElectionsallegingwhatshecalled“aMASSIVEelectionsecurityscandal.”
TheletterdetailedinconsistenciesinhowabsenteeballotshavebeenhandledandreturnedintheweeksleadinguptotheNovemberelections.
“AsofOctober15,2025,84,062votershadbeensentabsenteeballots,77,583intheU.S.Oftheseballotswhichweresent,29,106ballotshadbeenreturnedbymailand3,366bydropbox,with495absenteeballotrecipientsvotingin-personinstead,”Gorkawrote.
“Asaresult,alargenumberofincidentsmayhaveoccurredresultinginviolationsofthes