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Early Voting Has Started, Here Are All Your Voting Options!

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  • Early voting for the Democratic Primary (which in Charlottesville more or less determines the winners of the November General Elections!) started Friday May 5 at the Registrar’s Office and runs through June 17 (Monday-Fridays, and there will be Saturday voting on 6/10 and 6/17).
  • Register now through 5/30 at your Registrar’s Office, or online, or at a registration drive.
  • Do same-day registration when you early vote 5/31-6/17 at your Registrar’s Office.
  • Vote on Election Day 6/20 any time from 6am-7pm at your local precinct (when you use same-day registration at your precinct, you vote with a provisional ballot, which will be counted unless there’s some other problem).
Related Notes
City Council approved some changes to precinct boundaries and polling locations that took effect on April 7, in time for the June primaries. Around May 1 the Registrar’s Office sent postcards to all registered Charlottesville voters; if you didn’t get one, or have any questions about voting or your voting status, call the City of Charlottesville Registrar at 434-970-3250 (Albemarle readers should call the County Registrar at 434-972-4173).
Whenever you cast your ballot, bring an ID that meets Virginia’s criteria (see lists of acceptable IDs in English, Spanish, Korean, and Vietnamese). If you don’t have an ID, or forget to bring one, you can sign a form affirming your identity and you’ll still be able to vote a regular ballot.

Forums for June Primary Candidates

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Photo of April 26, 2023 VA House of Delegates forum, (L-R) moderator Karen Combs and candidates Amy Laufer, Kellen Squire, Dave Norris, Bellamy Brown, Katrina Callsen.   Graphic reading Candidates Forum in white letters with red stripes and white stars above and below the words - all set against a blue background for a red white and blue American flag effect

House of Delegates — We held one on April 26 (photo left, video online here) at the Jefferson School, co-sponsored by the Albemarle Dems.
City Council — We’re holding a forum for this race on Wednesday, May 24; time, venue, and other details are still being worked out.
State Senate — The Executive Committee decided last month not to organize another forum.

 

Forums for June Primary Candidates

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Graphic reading Candidates Forum in white letters with red stripes and white stars above and below the words - all set against a blue background for a red white and blue American flag effect
Here’s where these stand:
  • House of Delegates — We’ll have one forum at the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center on 4/26, 7:00-8:30pm, for all the primary candidates for both our District 54 (Charlottesville and parts of Albemarle) and also our neighboring District 55 (which includes the rest of Albemarle). This is co-sponsored by the Albemarle Dems.
  • City Council — We’ve started exploring logistics for this.
  • State Senate — At our Executive Committee meeting we’ll see if there’s interest in us hosting a forum for this race (there was a forum this past Monday and at least two other local ones are already scheduled).

Meet the June Candidates (6/20 Primaries)

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Round graphic saying "Virginia is for Voters" put out by Virginia Department of ElectionsHere are the names as they will appear on the ballot (for the first and second races in ballot order):

House of Delegates District 54

Charlottesville City Council (3 seats)

State Senate District 11

(ballot order will be determined later by drawing straws)
Note: as a matter of policy, the Cville Dems don’t take sides in primaries, but we’ll continue to share information about these races through June in an even-handed way.
We’re tracking these races on our website and giving candidates some access to our social media… and we’re offering each candidate some space towards the bottom of each newsletter for campaign information/graphics.

June Primary Candidates for Legislative Seats

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Photo of a piece of paper with a red checkmark above a ballot box with the words Primary Elections written in big lettersState Senate District 11

House of Delegates District 54

[David Brown left the race on Feb. 22, Dashad Cooper left on March 14 to enter City Council race]

Charlottesville City Council (3 seats)

As a matter of policy, the Cville Dems can’t take sides in primaries. We’ll continue to cover these races through June in an even-handed way following a process we’ve shared with all the candidates.
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