Cville Dems

The Charlottesville Democratic Committee

Early Voting Begins Friday for the Primary Election

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Photo of a political metal button reading “Early Voting” in the middle third with white stars above and below it (set against a blue background at top and a red background at bottom)Early voting begins this week at your Registrar’s Office for June’s primary races, running from this Friday, May 2 through June 14. Voting on Election Day, Tuesday, June 17, is done at your precinct polling location.

Cville voters will be able to vote via ranked-choice voting for City Council candidates (see below for more on ranked-choice voting). The other primary races will be for Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General. Abigail Spanberger is not being opposed as our Gubernatorial Candidate.

The Voter registration deadline is Tuesday, May 27, 2025. Voters can also apply for a ballot to be mailed to you through 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, same zip code), and phone number is 434-970-3250.

List of Primary Candidates with Information Links

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Here’s the list of the Democratic candidates you’ll see on the June primary election ballot (and in the fall Abigail Spanberger will be on the ballot for as the Democratic choice for Governor):

Lieutenant Governor (in the order you will see on the ballot)

Attorney General (in the order you will see on the ballot)

Charlottesville City Council

(listed in the randomized order for the ballot listing; you’ll rank your preferred choices as 1, 2, or 3)

For the First Time, Cville will Use Ranked Choice Voting

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Ranked-choice voting will be used for the first time in Charlottesville for its City Council primary race only. In alphabetical order, the candidates are: Jen Fleisher, Brian Pinkston, and Juandiego Wade. Voters will pick two candidates from these three. This means rather than voting for a candidate by filling in circles, you will be able to rank candidates as your first, second, and third choices when you vote. The one in third place will lose the race. For more details on ranked-choice voting, read this article and/or watch this video and/or check out Ranked Choice Virginia’s community education events.

The League of Women Voters is conducting a May 7 online information session at 1:30pm; register in advance at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1254496846839.

Summer Bash will be August 23

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Save the date of Saturday, August 23, for our big night of the year, the Cville Dems Summer Bash. This year, tickets for the festive night out 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. Stay tuned for more information!

This is our only fundraiser of the year, so we really appreciate all the support you can give us this August.

Join Cville Canvassing for Abigail Spanberger for Governor

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The Abigail Spanberger for Governor Campaign will be canvassing the next two weeks and then some. If you’d like to knock doors to talk to LeanDemocrats and Strong Democrats who don’t always turn out to vote, see below. Canvassers will meet up at Belmont Park every Saturday at 10am and 1pm, and every Sunday at 1pm.

Here are the links to sign up:

CAMPAIGN NEWS: Sierra Thomas has just arrived in Virginia as campaign’s regional organizer for the 5th and 6th districts. Jimmy Flood (jimmy@abigailspanberger.com) is the 5th District organizer we’re in touch with for now; soon six organizers for the 5th District will be helping throughout the election cycle.

“Thursdays at Ix Park” Will Begin in June

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We’ll remind you again in the coming weeks, but the volunteer activities at Ix Park will resume this year after the June 17 primary, once we know which candidates will be on the final election ballot for Charlottesville voters. The time will be 5-7pm for Ix Park activities.

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 in her last try, and we want to bring her over the finish line with a seat in Richmond.