ELECTION information
NOVEMBER 3RD ELECTION IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER
Helpful Information below
Dates to know
Information below is from the Virginia Department of Elections: vote.virginia.gov
EARLY VOTING HAS BEGUN, VOTE EARLY!!
Sept. 18 - First day to vote early at your local voter registration office or satellite voting location. Find your local office: elections.virginia.gov/VRO
Oct. 18 (Sunday) - Local voter registration offices are open for in-person voting.
Oct. 23 (by 5p.m.) - Last day to request that a ballot be mailed to you.
Oct. 23 - Last day to register or update your address to vote a regular ballot for the election.
Voters may register in person after Oct. 23, through Election Day, and vote using a provisional ballot.
Oct. 24 (Saturday) - Local voter registration offices are open for in-person voting.
Oct. 25 (Sunday) - Local voter registration offices are open for in-person voting.
Oct. 31 (Saturday) - Last day to vote early in-person at your local voter registration office.
Nov. 3 (Election Day) - Vote at your polling place. Polls are open 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Other Info.
Check your voter registration status, find your polling place, apply to vote by absentee here:
This is an even year and the races are Federal this November. (There are some City of Williamsburg races but of course we are James City County not the city).
Besides candidates, there are three important state level constitutional amendments on this November's ballot.
Races and Amendments below:
U.S. Senate
- Bert Mizusawa - Republican
- Mark Warner - Democrat
U.S. House of Representatives - Virginia's 1st Congressional District
- Shannon Taylor - Democrat
- Rob Wittman - Republican
Constitutional Amendments (click here for more detailed information on the ACLU site and here for information on Ballot Brief which appears to be a nonpartisan source):
Amendment 1: Reproductive Freedom: Protect the fundamental right to reproductive freedom.
Amendment 2: Marriage Equality: Guarantee the right to same-sex marriage in Virginia. Click here for more information.
Amendment 3: Right to Vote: Protect the right to vote and automatically restore voting rights after people have served their time in prison and are released.
For the Amendments the current saying is...PLEASE DON'T GUESS, JUST VOTE YES!
Voting early increases voter participation (flexibility around work, travel schedules, etc..), reduces election day congestion, allows for early identification of any issues in the system, is more cost effective for the government (reduces need for higher numbers of resources/people on election day).
Virginia has an unsual and wonderfully long early voting schedule. Go vote when you can!