Virginia’s governor-elect, Glenn Youngkin, put “election integrity” at the top of his priority lists (despite Virginia having close to zero claims/documentation of fraud and generally well-run elections with traceability and regular audits of systems and processes). “Election Integrity”, however, doesn’t necessarily seem to be a family value as Youngkin’s 17-year old son tried — repeatedly — to vote despite being illegible to vote.
Now, to provide a context, this Virginia household’s three children all knew (figured out themselves) before age 10 which would be the first election that they would be eligible to vote (would be voting) in. It isn’t exactly a secret or difficult to figure out by any (even) mildly-civic minded student about voting eligibility.
Now, Glenn Youngkin is distressed that his signature campaign item is being tarred — not frustrated, it seems, by his son’s repeated attempts to commit a felony (evidently, under Virginia law, the attempt isn’t illegal while the action is) but angered (frustrated) by people calling attention to it:
Rather than this pathetic whining, Governor-Elect Youngkin should be making a statement thanking election officials (bureaucrats!) for their professionalism that kept his son from committing a felony offense under Virginia § 24.2-1004. Illegal voting and registrations:
B. Any person who intentionally... (iii) votes knowing that he is not qualified to vote where and when the vote is to be given, .... is guilty of a Class 6 felony.
His son went to the precinct and was told he could not vote. He went back and again tried to vote. Without question, the second would have provided a prima facie (slam-dunk) case of "votes knowing that he is not qualified to vote" if the election officials had mistakenly allowed him to vote as he was trying to do and arguing he was allowed to do.