IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to construction, Buford Middle School will be closed on Primary Election Day, Tuesday, June 17. Instead, please go to Tonsler Recreation Center at 500 Cherry Ave, Charlottesville, VA 22903. Thanks for voting in the Primary, from 6am to 7pm.
Come to our Summer Bash on Aug. 23, 5-7pm
Save this date — Saturday, August 23, 5-7pm, for our big night of the year, the Cville Dems Summer Bash. This year’s tickets for the festive night, with speakers and a fine meal from Pearl Island Catering in the air-conditioned (!) Carver Rec Center, will be $40 per person, and sponsorships are available at the levels of $125, $250, $500, $1,000, and $5,000.
Whether as a sponsor or as an individual, go to ActBlue now to get your tickets, and stay tuned for more information! This is our only fundraiser of the year, so we really appreciate all the support you can give us.
Cville Dems’ most important mission this year is to elect Abigail Spanberger as Governor, and her team of Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General. All eyes are on Virginia this year as a bellwether state, and we work hard to help Virginia trend in the best direction. Our June primary is coming up June 17. There are six Democratic candidates for Lieutenant Governor and two for Attorney General. These leaders will continue to move Virginia in a direction we desire for November’s election and beyond.
Our goal is to raise $25,000.
How do we use the money? With your contributions, we are hiring one and will hopefully have another paid intern, as they did so much for Cville Dems last year in terms of aiding our volunteer and communication efforts. We will also give two scholarships to Charlottesville High School graduates in memory of Ora Maupin and Gene Harding, long-time Charlottesville Dems and city employees.
We will use the money to write thousands of postcards to newly registered voters and to encourage voters to elect Democratic candidates. We will host Cville Dem tables at events like the Chihamba Arts Festival, Pride Festival, and Sambrosa Festival, and make contributions to non-profit organizations which share our mission and goals.
We also must replenish our office supplies and print voting materials. Thank you for helping!!
Last Days of Early Voting in Primary Election
Early voting for June primary races ends Saturday, June 14, 5pm at your Registrar’s Office (weekdays the office is open until 4:30pm). The primary election is Tuesday, June 17, when you can vote at your precinct polling location from 6am-7pm (if you’re still in line at 7pm you can vote).
Cville voters will be able to vote via ranked-choice voting (see below) for City Council candidates. The other primary races will be for Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General. In addition, Abigail Spanberger is running unopposed as our Democratic gubernatorial candidate.
Voters can also apply for a ballot to be mailed through this Friday, June 6.
The Office of Voter Registration and Elections (Registrar’s Office) for Charlottesville is located at the City Hall Annex, 120 7th St. NE, Room 142 (mailing address is PO Box 1219, 22902), phone# 434-970-3250.
List of Democratic Candidates on the Primary Election Ballot – Primary Election is June 17
Lieutenant Governor (in alphabetical order)
- Attorney and former local union president Alex Bastani of Northern Va.
- State Sen. Ghazala Hashmi of Chesterfield
- Prince William County School Board Chair and physician Babur Lateef
- State Sen. Aaron Rouse of Virginia Beach
- Attorney Victor Salgado, a former Dept. of Justice prosecutor of Arlington
- Former Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney
Attorney General (in alphabetical order)
Charlottesville City Council (in randomized order for the ballot listing)
This race, and only this race, will use ranked-choice voting for the first time in Charlottesville. Rather than voting for just one candidate by filling in a circle, you’ll rank each candidate as either your first, second, or third choice. Your preferred candidate will be ranked #1, your second preferred candidate as #2, and your third preferred candidate as #3… and the top two candidates win. For more details on ranked-choice voting, read this article and/or watch this video.
Thursdays at Ix Park
“Thursdays at Ix Park” Begins June 26
(every week 5-7pm)
Our volunteer activities at Ix Park will resume this year on June 26, after the June 17 primary chooses the winning candidates. This year we’ll also be helping Lily Franklin in the Blacksburg (VA-41) House of Delegates District with cards, calls, and texts. She lost by under 200 votes last time!
June 14 No Kings Day Rally at Stonefield
No Kings Day rally organized locally by Indivisible Charlottesville is happening June 14, 12-2 pm at Stonefield to protest Trump trying to turn his birthday into a national extravaganza-with-military-parade; we say nuts to that!! This is a big national protest, we hope another Hands Off rally that turned out 4000+ people in April. It’s exhilarating being there with so many like-minded community members, so plan to come out in numbers (i.e. bring along lots of friends and family) to ensure we send a loud and clear message.
