Beaumont, Virginia Public Records

When voting in person, Virginia requires photo identification. Acceptable forms include a Virginia DMV-issued driver's license or ID card, U.S. Passport, employer-issued photo ID, student ID from a Virginia college or university, or other government-issued photo identification. Voters without photo ID can sign a statement and cast a provisional ballot. Residents can verify their registration status and find their assigned polling place at https://vote.elections.virginia.gov or by calling the Goochland County elections office. As an unincorporated community, Beaumont has no municipal government of its own, which means no mayoral or town council elections. Instead, residents vote in Goochland County Board of Supervisors elections, Virginia General Assembly races for their district, statewide constitutional offices, and federal contests. The county is governed by a five-member Board of Supervisors elected from single-member districts, with Beaumont falling within one of those districts. Supervisors serve four-year staggered terms. Polling locations are assigned based on precinct boundaries and can be confirmed through the Virginia Department of Elections polling place lookup tool at https://vote.elections.virginia.gov. The county has historically leaned Republican in federal and statewide races. All 40 Virginia State Senate seats will also be contested, since senators serve four-year terms with all seats last elected in 2023. At the federal level, one of Virginia's two U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Beaumont voters are published by the Virginia Department of Elections (https://www.elections.virginia.gov/). Residents will also decide any Goochland County offices scheduled for that year, which may include constitutional officers such as Commissioner of the Revenue, Treasurer, Commonwealth's Attorney, Sheriff, and Clerk of Circuit Court, all of whom serve four-year terms. Local ballot measures or bond referenda may also appear. Virginia allows absentee voting both by mail and in-person at the Goochland County Registrar's office. To request an absentee ballot, voters must submit an application online at www.elections.virginia.gov, by mail, or in person at the Goochland elections office. Applications must be received by 5:00 PM on the Tuesday before Election Day for mail ballots, or voters can apply in person up to the Saturday before Election Day. No excuse is required for absentee voting in Virginia. Public election records available in Virginia include voter registration lists, campaign finance reports, candidate filings, and precinct-level election results. The Virginia Department of Elections maintains a publicly searchable voter registration list at https://vote.elections.virginia.gov, though certain personal information such as Social Security numbers and dates of birth are redacted. Campaign finance reports for state and local candidates are filed with and accessible through the Virginia Department of Elections' online Campaign Finance Disclosure System at https://apps.elections.virginia.gov/SBE_CSV/CFS/. Federal candidate campaign finance reports are filed with the Federal Election Commission and searchable at www.fec.gov. Precinct-level and county-level election results for all Virginia elections are posted on the Department of Elections website shortly after certification. Goochland County also posts local election results on the Goochland County website. Candidate filings for local offices are maintained by the Goochland County elections office and are public record.