Horntown, Virginia Public Records

Residents can register to vote online through the Virginia Department of Elections at https://www.elections.virginia.gov/registration/how-to-register/. Registration closes 22 days before any election. Applicants must be U.S. Citizens, Virginia residents, at least 18 years old by the next general election, and provide a Social Security number or Virginia DMV customer number. The state doesn't require party registration, and same-day registration isn't available, voters must meet the 22-day deadline. As an unincorporated community, Horntown holds no municipal elections for mayor or town council. Instead, residents vote in Accomack County Board of Supervisors elections, Virginia General Assembly races for the House of Delegates and State Senate, statewide offices, and federal contests.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Horntown voters are published by the Virginia Department of Elections (https://www.elections.virginia.gov/). State Senate districts hold elections in years ending in 3 and 7 (most recently 2023). Federal elections occur in even-numbered years. Residents can locate their assigned polling place using the Virginia Department of Elections polling place locator at https://vote.elections.virginia.gov/VoterInformation/PublicContactLookup. Users enter their name and date of birth or their locality and precinct number. Horntown voters typically fall into precincts in the northern part of Accomack County, though specific assignments depend on exact address. Polls across Virginia open at 6:00 AM and close at 7:00 PM on Election Day. The state requires voters to show acceptable photo ID, including a Virginia DMV-issued driver's license or ID, U.S. Passport, employee ID card with photo, student ID from any Virginia college or university, or other government-issued photo identification. Public election records in Virginia include voter registration lists (available to qualified requesters under Virginia Code § 24.2-405), campaign finance disclosure reports filed with the Virginia Department of Elections and searchable at https://apps.elections.virginia.gov/SBE_CSV/CF/Index, candidate filings and statements of qualification, and precinct-level election results. The Virginia Department of Elections publishes results by locality and precinct at https://results.elections.virginia.gov. Accomack County's November 2024 general election turnout for the presidential race reached approximately 45-50% of registered voters, with results reflecting the Eastern Shore's traditional voting patterns All 100 Virginia House of Delegates seats will be elected in 2025, not 2026. In 2026, Horntown and Accomack County voters will decide local and county offices potentially including Commissioner of the Revenue, Treasurer, Commonwealth's Attorney, Sheriff, Clerk of Circuit Court, and Board of Supervisors seats depending on term schedules. Voters should check with the Accomack County Registrar closer to the election date for the specific ballot. Virginia offers absentee voting by mail and early in-person voting. Any registered voter may vote absentee without providing an excuse. Absentee ballot applications can be submitted online through the Virginia Department of Elections Citizen Portal at https://vote.elections.virginia.gov, by mail, or in person at the Accomack County Voter Registration Office. The deadline to request a mailed absentee ballot is 11 days before the election (5:00 PM). Completed absentee ballots must be returned by mail (postmarked by Election Day and received by noon the third day after the election) or delivered in person to the registrar's office by 7:00 PM on Election Day. Early in-person absentee voting is available at the Accomack County Voter Registration Office beginning 45 days before any election, with extended hours during the final weeks before Election Day.