Arlington County (Virginia)
Virginia county whose board sued federal agencies over armed agents at its polling sites.
Across the Potomac River from Washington, DC, Arlington is an urban Virginia county with no incorporated towns or cities. Its present name dates to 1920, when it changed from Alexandria County.
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Arlington sues over armed men at polls
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Arlington County occupies 25.8 square miles in Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, DC. The county contains no incorporated towns or cities. Its boundaries encompass the Pentagon and Arlington National Cemetery. The name Arlington County replaced Alexandria County in 1920.
Arlington operates under a county-manager form of government. The County Board exercises legislative powers through five members elected at large by Arlington's voters. The board appoints the county manager and citizen boards, commissions and advisory groups. These institutions govern the county as a whole; the County Board is a governing organisation, while Arlington County is the place and local jurisdiction it serves.
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