Craddockville, Virginia Public Records

Requests for these records can be submitted in person or through written applications to the Sheriff's Office, for openness and accountability in how law enforcement activities are documented and disclosed.

Virginia offers online voter registration through the Virginia Department of Elections website at www.elections.virginia.gov/registration. Residents must register at least 22 days before an election to be eligible to vote in that election. To register, applicants must be U.S. Citizens, Virginia residents, at least 18 years old by the next general election, and not currently declared mentally incapacitated by a court or convicted of a felony (unless rights have been restored). A Social Security number or Virginia DMV identification number is required for online registration. As an unincorporated community, Craddockville does not hold municipal elections for mayor or town council. Instead, residents participate in Accomack County Board of Supervisors elections, with the county divided into nine supervisor districts. Local voters should confirm their supervisor district by contacting the Registrar's office or checking their voter registration information online. County supervisor positions are elected to four-year terms in November of odd-numbered years, with the most recent county elections held in November 2023 and the next scheduled for November 2027. The county also elects a Constitutional Officer slate including Sheriff, Commissioner of the Revenue, Clerk of Circuit Court, Commonwealth's Attorney, and Treasurer, all serving four-year terms with elections in November 2025. To find their assigned polling place, residents can use the Virginia Department of Elections polling place lookup tool at www.elections.virginia.gov/registration/view-your-polling-place or contact the Accomack County Registrar directly. Polling locations are assigned based on precinct boundaries, and voters must cast ballots at their designated location on Election Day, which is open from 6:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Virginia offers early voting (in-person absentee voting) beginning 45 days before an election at the Registrar's office in Accomac and potentially at satellite locations announced before each election. No excuse is required for early voting in Virginia. In the November 2024 presidential election, Accomack County reported approximately 13,500 ballots cast out of roughly 23,000 registered voters, representing approximately 59% turnout, slightly below the statewide Virginia average. Detailed precinct-level results are published by the Virginia Department of Elections at www.results.elections.virginia.gov and by the Accomack County Electoral Board. Looking ahead to the November 3, 2026 general election (subject to confirmation of the official date), local voters will decide several significant races. Virginia does not hold gubernatorial elections in 2026 (the next Governor's race is November 2025), but all 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates will be on the ballot, as House members serve two-year terms with elections in even-numbered years. Virginia State Senate seats (40 total, serving four-year terms) were last elected in 2023, so senators will not be on the 2026 ballot. At the federal level, Virginia's U.S. Senate Class II seat will be contested in 2026; this seat is currently held by Senator Mark Warner, whose term expires in January 2027. All of Virginia's 11 U.S. House of Representatives seats will also be on the ballot, with Craddockville located in Virginia's 2nd Congressional District. Constitutional officer elections for Accomack County positions are scheduled for November 2025, not 2026. Virginia offers several methods for absentee voting. No-excuse absentee voting allows any registered voter to vote early in person or by mail. To vote absentee by mail, voters must submit an absentee ballot application to the Accomack County Registrar by 5:00 PM on the Friday before the election (applications can be submitted online at www.elections.virginia.gov). The completed ballot must be returned by mail and received by the Registrar by 7:00 PM on Election Day, or delivered in person by that time. Military and overseas voters have extended deadlines under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA). Public election records in Virginia include voter registration lists (available with some personal information redacted under Virginia Code § 24.2-405), campaign finance disclosure reports filed by candidates and political committees (searchable at www.elections.virginia.gov/candidatepac-info/), candidate filings and qualifying paperwork, and election results by precinct and locality. These records promote transparency and are accessible through the Virginia Department of Elections and the Accomack County Registrar's office.