Manakin Sabot, Virginia Public Records

Registration deadlines fall 22 days before any election, and applicants must be U.S. Citizens, Virginia residents, at least 18 years old by the election date, and not currently declared mentally incapacitated by a court or convicted of a felony unless rights have been restored. Valid Virginia driver's license or Department of Motor Vehicles identification card numbers are required for online registration, or alternatively the last four digits of a Social Security number. As an unincorporated community, the area has no municipal elections for mayor or town council. Instead, voters participate in Goochland County Board of Supervisors elections, with the community located primarily in the Tuckahoe District. The five-member Board of Supervisors serves staggered four-year terms, with elections typically held in November of odd-numbered years. Local residents also vote for constitutional officers including Sheriff, Commonwealth's Attorney, Commissioner of the Revenue, Treasurer, and Clerk of Circuit Court, all elected countywide to four-year terms. To find assigned polling locations, voters can use the polling place locator at www.elections.virginia.gov/pollingplace or contact the Goochland County Elections Office. Common polling locations for the area include Goochland High School at 2950 River Road West and other facilities determined by precinct boundaries. Virginia does not have U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Manakin voters are published by the Virginia Department of Elections (https://www.elections.virginia.gov/). Depending on redistricting, residents participate in either the 56th or 58th House District elections. Virginia election records are public under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act and state election laws. The State Board of Elections maintains voter registration statistics and election results at www.elections.virginia.gov, including precinct-level data, turnout percentages, and historical results. Voter registration lists are available to candidates, political parties, and certain authorized requesters under Virginia Code § 24.2-405, though individual voter privacy is protected with restrictions on commercial use. Campaign finance records for state and local candidates are accessible through the Virginia Department of Elections' campaign finance database at https://apps.elections.virginia.gov/SBE_CSV/CF, showing contributions, expenditures, and donor information. Candidate filings and qualification documents are maintained by the State Board of Elections and the Goochland County Elections Office. Virginia offers absentee voting for any registered voter without requiring an excuse. Voters can apply for an absentee ballot online at www.elections.virginia.gov/absentee, by mail, or in person at the Goochland County Elections Office. The application deadline is 11 days before the election for mail ballots, or voters can apply in person up until the Saturday before Election Day. Early in-person voting is available at the Goochland County office beginning 45 days before any election, including weekends closer to Election Day. Completed absentee ballots must be received by 7:00 PM on Election Day to be counted. Military and overseas voters have additional options under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA). All Virginia polling places are open from 6:00 AM to 7:00 PM on Election Day, and voters in line by 7:00 PM are permitted to vote.