Election Protection, the nation's largest nonpartisan voter protection coalition, has called on voting hours in Virginia to be extended by two hours. The group has received hundreds of calls to the 1-866-OUR-VOTE election protection hotline reporting a variety of problems, including massive machine failures, more than two dozen precincts opening late, voters turned away from the polls, and voter intimidation. We will bring you more on this story as it develops.
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