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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 (Sally’s current seat):
[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.

Election Time = Voter Registration Time

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graphic showing a ballot being submitted via insertion into a box with a narrow slit at the top. intoSuzanne Michels and Jim Nix have identified all the ways you can register to vote and some important information about registering/voting this year:
• Now through 5/30 at your Registrar’s Office, or online, or at a registration drive
• When you early vote at your Registrar’s Office, 5/31-6/17 (same-day registration)
• On Election Day 6/20 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).
And as for actually voting:
• Early voting for the Primary is done 5/5-6/17 at the Registrars’ Office (Monday-Fridays, and there will be some Saturday times announced too).
• On (Primary) Election Day, 6/20, go to your local precinct polling place any time from 6am-7pm.
Important:
• City Council approved some changes to precinct boundaries and changed a few polling places. Once these changes take effect on April 7, the Registrar will start sending letters to the 40% of Charlottesville voters who will have new voting locations starting with the June 20 primary.
• Whenever you cast your ballot, bring an ID that meets Virginia’s criteria (see lists in English, Spanish, Korean, and Vietnamese)!
• For more information, call the City of Charlottesville Registrar at 434-970-3250 (unless you’re one of our Albemarle friends, in which case call the County Registrar at 434-972-4173).
NOTE: Our mighty and always-active Voter Registration Team welcomes new members. It’s fun to be out talking to people in the spring, and there are few things more satisfying than signing up a new voter! If you might be interested, email Suzanne: suzemichels@gmail.com

Jennifer McClellan Rolls in 2/21 Special Election

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Congratulations to Jennifer for winning the special election (with 75% of the vote!) to serve the unfinished US House of Representatives term of the late Rep. Donald McEachin, thus becoming the first Black woman to represent Virginia in Congress. Next up: a 3/28 special election to replace her!

Six Finalists for Vacant City Council Seat

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photo of empty Charlottesville City Council chambersThere were 20 applicants for Sena Magill’s former seat on Charlottesville City Council (this Daily Progress article gave short profile information about each) and today the City announced that it has narrowed the field to six.
There’s no election for this opening; the current City Council members will choose one of the six finalists to serve out Sena’s term on Feb 21. A public community input session will take place this Monday, Feb. 6; you can go to City Council’s meeting page if you want to sign up to get a seat at the live meeting, to get a link to watch virtually, or to register to participate or speak.
Here’s the alphabetical list of the all the applicants, with asterisks by the 6 finalists:

Kate Bennis
 *Alex Bryant
Michael Cusano Philip B. d’Oronzio
Donald J. Dunham III *Kathy Galvin
Margaret Elaine Gardiner James Louis Guidry Sr.
Sam Gulland John Edward Hall
*Lisa D. Larson-Torres Carla J. Manno
Sarah Moniz *Natalie Oschrin
Rosia Parker *Leah Puryear
John Santoski Maynard Sipe
*Kristin Szakos Christopher Charles Valtin
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