Howardsville, Virginia Public Records

Virginia residents, including those in this community, can register to vote online at https://www.elections.virginia.gov/registration/how-to-register/ through the Virginia Department of Elections Citizen Portal. Registration must be completed at least 22 days before an election to be eligible. Applicants must be U.S. Citizens, Virginia residents, at least 18 years old by the next general election, and not currently declared mentally incompetent by a court or convicted of a felony unless rights have been restored. Virginia offers same-day registration updates, so voters can change their address or name right up through Election Day. As an unincorporated community, Howardsville doesn't hold its own municipal elections for mayor or town council. Instead, residents participate in Buckingham County elections for the Board of Supervisors, constitutional officers including Sheriff, Commissioner of the Revenue, Treasurer, Commonwealth's Attorney, and Clerk of Circuit Court, plus School Board. They also vote in state legislative races for the Virginia House of Delegates and Virginia Senate, statewide contests for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General, and federal elections for U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, and President. To locate their assigned polling place, residents can use the Virginia Department of Elections polling place lookup tool at https://vote.elections.virginia.gov/VoterInformation/PublicContactLookup. By entering their name and date of birth or their address, voters see their specific precinct and polling location, sample ballots, and elected representatives. Buckingham County operates multiple voting precincts, with residents voting at the location corresponding to their home address. Virginia's public election records include voter registration lists available with restrictions to candidates and political committees, campaign finance disclosure reports viewable online at https://www.elections.virginia.gov/candidatepac-info/, candidate filings and petitions, and precinct-level election results. The Virginia Department of Elections publishes official results at https://www.elections.virginia.gov/results-elections/, with detailed breakdowns by locality and precinct. Historical election results for Buckingham County are maintained by the local Electoral Board and the state Department of Elections. Virginia does not have a U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Howardsville voters are published by the Virginia Department of Elections (https://www.elections.virginia.gov/). Virginia's 5th Congressional District, which includes Buckingham County and Howardsville, will hold an election for the U.S. House of Representatives seat. Voters should check with the Buckingham County Electoral Board at (434) 969-4537 or the Virginia Department of Elections for confirmed candidate lists and local ballot measures as the election approaches. Virginia offers no-excuse absentee voting, meaning any registered voter can vote by mail without providing a reason. Absentee ballot applications can be submitted online at https://vote.elections.virginia.gov/VoterInformation, by mail, email, or fax to the Buckingham County Office of the General Registrar. The deadline to apply for a mailed absentee ballot is 11 days before Election Day, which falls on the Friday before the Tuesday election. Ballots must be returned by mail, postmarked by Election Day and received by noon the Friday after the election, or delivered in person to the registrar's office by 7:00 p.m. On Election Day. Virginia also offers in-person early voting, called in-person absentee voting, beginning 45 days before any election at the registrar's office in Buckingham.