Townes v. Virginia State Board of Elections

Present: All the Justices HERBERT F. TOWNES, JR., ET AL. OPINION BY v. Record No. 190834 CHIEF JUSTICE DONALD W. LEMONS JUNE 18, 2020 VIRGINIA STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF HOPEWELL William E. Tomko, III, Judge In this appeal challenging the removal of two members of the City of Hopewell Electoral Board (“Board”), we consider whether the Circuit Court of the City of Hopewell (“circuit court”) erred when it instructed the jury regarding the proper burden of proof, whether the circuit court improperly allowed the Commonwealth to expand its grounds for removal…