Bridgewater Town, Virginia Public Records

Virginia residents can register online through the Virginia Department of Elections at www.elections.virginia.gov/registration/how-to-register, submit a paper application by mail, or register in person at the Rockingham County elections office or any DMV location. The registration deadline falls 22 days before any election. While Virginia requires voters to provide a Social Security number or Virginia DMV customer number when registering, no photo ID is needed for the registration itself. The Town of Bridgewater conducts municipal elections for mayor and town council members. The mayor and six council members each serve four-year terms, with elections scheduled for May of odd-numbered years - most recently in May 2023, with the next round coming in May 2027. Candidate filing details and information about local ballot measures appear on the town website at www.bridgewaterva.gov and at the Town Office. Residents can locate their assigned polling place using the Virginia Department of Elections' polling place locator at https://vote.elections.virginia.gov/VoterInformation/PublicContactLookup, which requires entering a name and date of birth or address. Town voters typically cast ballots at the Bridgewater Fire Department at 201 Green Street, though specific addresses may fall into different precincts within town limits. Virginia law (Virginia Code § 24.2-405 through § 24.2-444) makes numerous election records publicly accessible, including registered voter lists available for purchase for lawful purposes, campaign finance reports filed with the Virginia Department of Elections at www.elections.virginia.gov/candidatepac-info/index.html, candidate filings and statements of qualification, and precinct-level election results. The county elections office publishes detailed results after each election, breaking down vote totals by precinct. The county has historically leaned Republican in presidential and statewide races. Virginia has no U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Bridgewater voters are published by the Virginia Department of Elections (https://www.elections.virginia.gov/). County voters will also choose constitutional officers including Sheriff, Commonwealth's Attorney, Commissioner of Revenue, Treasurer, Clerk of Circuit Court, and Board of Supervisors seats depending on district cycle. Virginia offers absentee voting both by mail and through in-person early voting. Any registered voter may vote absentee without providing an excuse. Mail-in absentee ballot applications can be submitted online at www.elections.virginia.gov/casting-a-ballot/absentee-voting, by email, fax, or mail to the Rockingham County elections office. Applications must arrive by 5:00 PM on the Tuesday before Election Day. In-person early voting begins 45 days before the election and runs through the Saturday before Election Day at the Rockingham County elections office. No application is required - voters simply appear with photo ID and complete the process on site.