唐纳德·特朗普总统及其在选举安全方面的举措，成为弗吉尼亚州民主党司法部长杰伊·琼斯设立“选民保护部门”的主要针对对象。不过，共和党批评人士指出，这一举措却忽视了就在该州境内正在发生的诸多投票权争议事件。
President Donald Trump and his election security efforts were a central target in Virginia Democratic Attorney General Jay Jones' rollout of a "Voter Protection" unit, but Republican critics say the announcement overlooked voting- rights controversies unfolding in his own backyard.
本周二，琼斯成立了这个选民保护部门，旨在确保州级投票权相关法律得到切实执行。当前，弗吉尼亚州正因州长阿比盖尔·斯潘伯格向多名已去世的重罪犯寄送恢复投票权的通知而饱受舆论质疑；此前，斯潘伯格已决定恢复超过6.6万名弗吉尼亚居民的投票权。
Jones formed the Voter Protection Section on Tuesday to enforce state voting-rights laws as Virginia faces scrutiny over restoration letters sent to deceased felons amid Gov. Abigail Spanberger's restoration of voting rights to more than 66,000 Virginians.
琼斯办公室在一份声明中称：“设立该部门旨在应对《联邦投票权法》持续遭到削弱的局面，以及唐纳德·特朗普对美国民主制度的不断攻击；同时也可遏制其政府试图阻碍民众行使投票权的种种行径。”
Jones "launched this section to address the continued erosion of the federal Voting Rights Act, Donald Trump’s relentless attacks on our democracy, and his administration's efforts to impede access to the ballot," his office said in a statement.
尽管琼斯并未在公告中具体列举特朗普政府的相关举措，但特朗普总统已于2025年3月签署行政命令，要求对选民登记程序实施更严格的公民身份验证标准并修改邮寄投票规则；他还力挺《SAVE法案》，主张强制要求选民出示身份证件方可投票。
TRUMP SCORES SUPREME COURT WIN ON MAIL-IN VOTING RESTRICTIONS BEFORE MIDTERMS Jones' announcement did not identify specific Trump administration actions, but the president signed a March 2025 order seeking stricter proof-of-citizenship requirements for voter registration and changes to mail-ballot rules and backed the SAVE Act to mandate voter ID.
被琼斯任命为该部门负责人的司法厅官员阿杰伊·萨伊尼表示：“在特朗普政府试图让联邦政府进一步干预各州选举事务的当下，我们将与州选举事务部及联邦问责部门密切合作，切实维护弗吉尼亚州的自治权、保障选举的公正性，并确保每位符合资格的选民都能行使自己的投票权。”
"At a time when the Trump administration has sought to push the federal government further into the administration of state elections, we will work closely with the Department of Elections and the Federal Accountability Unit to protect Virginia’s authority, the integrity of our elections, and every eligible voter’s right to be heard," said Ajay Saini, the OAG official Jones named to lead the division.
然而，本月早些时候弗吉尼亚州爆出重罪犯投票权恢复丑闻后，不少批评者随即指出该保护部门忽视了本州政府内部存在的诸多争议问题。
However, critics quickly faulted the unit for overlooking controversies within Virginia's own government after the felon rights-restoration scandal broke earlier this month.
“‘两颗子弹’杰伊·琼斯在今年刚刚告诉弗吉尼亚人民主党的非法选区划分权力夺取是关于‘公平’之后，现在担心‘错误信息’了，”弗吉尼亚州共和党（RPV）在一份声明中表示，引用了琼斯此前据报道的短信，设想两次射击前一任共和党众议院议长，而不是前德国总理阿道夫·希特勒或柬埔寨独裁者波尔布特。
"‘Two Bullets’ Jay Jones is now worried about ‘misinformation’ after just this year telling Virginians that Democrats’ illegal gerrymandering power grab was about ‘fairness’," the Republican Party of Virginia (RPV) said in a statement, referencing Jones’ previous reported text messages envisioning shooting a prior GOP House speaker twice instead of former German Chancellor Adolf Hitler or Cambodian dictator Pol Pot.
特朗普选举诚信推动行动暴露北卡罗来纳州选民名单上大量死者 “这个新部门的首要任务应该是查明有多少死刑犯的权利被恢复，以及这是如何首先发生的，”弗吉尼亚州众议院少数党领袖特里·基尔戈尔（R-盖特城）对福克斯新闻数字版表示。
TRUMP ELECTION INTEGRITY PUSH EXPOSES MASSIVE AMOUNT OF DEAD PEOPLE ON NORTH CAROLINA VOTER ROLLS "The top priority for this new division should be finding out how many dead felons have had their rights restored, and how that happened in the first place," current Virginia House Minority Leader Terry Kilgore, R-Gate City, told Fox News Digital.
多名弗吉尼亚人报告称收到寄给已故亲属的权利恢复通知。弗雷德里克斯堡居民霍华德·兰伯特向福克斯新闻数字版证实，寄给他已故女儿的信件表明官员在恢复她的权利之前已经审查了她的案件。
Several Virginians reported receiving restoration notices addressed to deceased relatives. Fredericksburg resident Howard Lambert confirmed to Fox News Digital a letter addressed to his late daughter indicated officials had reviewed her case before restoring her rights.
选民名单上发现3.4万死者促使专家批评民主党抵制‘常识’清理 彼得斯堡地区前共和党代表金·泰勒周三对福克斯新闻数字版表示，琼斯承诺保护弗吉尼亚人的选票，却对“死刑犯”丑闻以及一项民主党支持的11月选票措施保持沉默，该措施将剥夺州长的恢复权利，并自动赋予曾被监禁的重罪犯投票权。
34,000 DEAD PEOPLE FOUND ON VOTER ROLLS PROMPTS EXPERT TO SLAM DEMS FOR RESISTING 'COMMONSENSE' CLEANUP Kim Taylor, a former Republican delegate from the Petersburg area, told Fox News Digital on Wednesday that Jones' pledge to protect Virginians’ votes ignores his silence on both the "dead felons" scandal and a Democrat-supported November ballot measure that would take restoration rights away from the governor and automatically empower formerly incarcerated felons to vote.
“杰伊·琼斯可以随心所欲地创建所有他觉得能让自己感觉更好的花哨新‘选民保护’单位，但当里奇蒙德正在向死刑犯邮寄投票权恢复信件时，这不过是一个空洞的政治姿态，”泰勒说。
"Jay Jones can create all the fancy new ‘voter protection’ units he wants to make himself feel better, but it’s nothing more than an empty political gesture when Richmond is mailing voting rights restoration letters to dead felons," Taylor said.
弗吉尼亚州最高法院驳回民主党支持的重新划分选区地图，颠覆了预期的10–1优势“选票上有三项关键的宪法修正案，其中一项从根本上改变了重罪犯的投票权，弗吉尼亚人需要真正的选举诚信，而不是另一项纳税人资助的政治噱头。”
VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT TOSSES DEM-BACKED REDISTRICTING MAP, UPENDING EXPECTED 10–1 EDGE "With three critical constitutional amendments on the ballot, including one fundamentally changing felon voting rights, Virginians need real election integrity instead of another taxpayer-funded political stunt."
当被问及这些议题以及共和党人关于SAVE法案本身提供保护的主张时，琼斯的发言人拒绝在初始声明之外作进一步阐述：“我是在明白投票权从来不是理所当然得到的人们的抚养下长大的。几代美国人不得不牺牲、组织并表现出非凡的勇气来争取这项权利，”琼斯说。“这段历史对我而言是个人的，它提醒我们，民权和投票权的工作永远不会结束。”
When pressed on those issues and on Republicans’ claims that the SAVE Act provides protections itself, a spokesperson for Jones declined to elaborate beyond an initial statement:
“这就是为什么我们在司法部长办公室内设立了专门的选民保护科。这项工作如今有了永久的归属，并有一支团队每天专注于捍卫投票权和执行弗吉尼亚州法律，”他补充道，称保护投票权是一项“全年”责任。
"I was raised by people who understood that the right to vote was never simply given. Generations of Americans had to sacrifice, organize, and show extraordinary courage to claim that right," Jones said. "That history is personal to me, and it reminds us that the work of civil rights and voting rights is never finished." "That is why we created a dedicated Voter Protection Section within the Office of the Attorney General. This work now has a permanent home, and a team focused every day on defending voting rights and enforcing Virginia law," he added, calling protection of voting rights a "year-round" responsibility.
弗吉尼亚海滩律师蒂姆·安德森专注于里士满在移民执法和投票权方面的法律 maneuver，周二表示，琼斯的计划提出了一个关于对非法投票的非公民进行执法的独立问题，鉴于弗吉尼亚州与国土安全部的合作受限。
Virginia Beach attorney Tim Anderson, who has focused on Richmond’s legal maneuvers regarding both immigration enforcement and voting rights, said Tuesday that Jones’ plan raises a separate question about enforcement against noncitizens who vote illegally amid Virginia's restricted cooperation with DHS.
安德森之前曾与福克斯新闻数字版讨论过死囚案，并周二指出，州长阿比盖尔·斯潘伯格此前曾限制ICE使用公共财产，包括通过涉及投票站遇险的指导方针。
Anderson previously discussed the dead-felons case with Fox News Digital and noted Tuesday that Gov. Abigail Spanberger previously restricted ICE’s use of public property, including through guidance involving encounters at polls.
“现任弗吉尼亚州司法部长杰伊·琼斯表示，他的办公室将执行弗吉尼亚州的选举法。然后回答这个问题，司法部长：这包括起诉明知故犯地非法投票的非公民吗——就像您在保护投票站通道时所表现出的同样热情？我们知道这是一个大大的‘不’。要全面执行法律，”他说。
"Now Attorney General Jay Jones says his office will enforce Virginia’s election laws. Then answer this, Attorney General: Does that include prosecuting noncitizens who knowingly vote illegally—with the same enthusiasm you bring to protecting access to the polls? We know this is a big fat ‘No’. Enforce the whole law," he said.
然而，弗吉尼亚州民主党支持琼斯的新部门，认为特朗普正在“攻击投票权[而]弗吉尼亚州不会退让”，因为选举安全仍然是中期选举前的一个突出问题。
The Democratic Party of Virginia, however, backed Jones’ new unit, arguing that Trump is "attacking voting rights [and] Virginia is not backing down," as election security remains a prominent issue heading into the midterms.