Hume, Virginia Public Records

Residents can register to vote online through the Virginia Department of Elections at www.elections.virginia.gov/registration/. Online registration requires a Virginia driver's license or DMV-issued ID card and Social Security number. Voter registration deadlines in Virginia are 22 days before any election. The state offers same-day voter registration during the early voting period, allowing qualified residents to register and vote simultaneously at the Registrar's office or early voting locations. Acceptable forms of identification for voting include valid photo IDs such as a driver's license, passport, employer ID with photo, or student ID from a Virginia institution, along with voter confirmation documents, utility bills, bank statements, government checks, or paychecks showing name and address. As an unincorporated community, Hume has no municipal government, mayor, or town council elections. Residents vote in Fauquier County, Virginia state, and federal elections. They participate in county Board of Supervisors elections for their magisterial district, with supervisors elected to four-year terms. The community is located in the Scott Magisterial District of Fauquier County. County constitutional officers including Sheriff, Commonwealth's Attorney, Clerk of Circuit Court, Commissioner of Revenue, and Treasurer are elected countywide to four-year terms. Residents can find their assigned polling place using the Virginia Department of Elections' polling place lookup tool at www.elections.virginia.gov/registration/where-to-vote/ by entering their address. Polling places are open from 6:00 AM to 7:00 PM on Election Day. Early voting, known as in-person absentee voting, is available at the Fauquier County Office of Elections beginning 45 days before any election, with Saturday hours available. The county has trended Republican in recent elections, though margins vary by office and precinct. Election results are publicly available through the Virginia Department of Elections website at www.results.elections.virginia.gov and through the Fauquier County elections office. In 2026, Hume and Fauquier voters will participate in federal midterm elections including one U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Hume voters are published by the Virginia Department of Elections (https://www.elections.virginia.gov/).S. House seat, as Fauquier County is in Virginia's 7th Congressional District, and potentially county-level referendums or local ballot measures. Public election records in Virginia include voter registration lists, available to qualified requesters including candidates, political parties, and civic organizations under Virginia Code § 24.2-405, campaign finance reports through the Virginia Department of Elections' Campaign Finance Disclosure System at https://ethics.dlas.virginia.gov/, candidate filings and petition signatures, and precinct-level election results. Voter registration lists contain names, addresses, voting history reflecting whether someone voted but not how they voted, and registration dates, but exclude Social Security numbers, dates of birth, and phone numbers from public disclosure. Individual voting choices are confidential and never disclosed. Virginia offers absentee voting, including no-excuse mail-in voting and early in-person voting, to all registered voters. Absentee ballot applications can be submitted online at www.elections.virginia.gov/absballot-mail/, by mail, fax, email, or in person at the Fauquier County Office of Elections. The deadline to request a mailed absentee ballot is 11 days before the election at 5:00 PM. Completed absentee ballots must be returned by mail, postmarked by Election Day and received by noon three days after the election, or delivered in person to the Registrar's office by 7:00 PM on Election Day. Absentee ballot drop boxes may be available at designated county locations during the voting period.