Virginia AG Jason Miyares announced that his office is launching a new Election Integrity Unit to ensure transparency in state elections.

According to a press release from Miyares’s office, the creation of the unit serves to “provide legal advice to the Department of Elections, investigate and prosecute violations of Virginia election law, work with the election community throughout the year to ensure uniformity and legality in application of election laws, and work with law enforcement to ensure legality and purity in elections.”