Norge, Virginia Public Records

Virginia residents can register to vote online through the Virginia Department of Elections Citizen Portal at https://vote.elections.virginia.gov, by mail using a paper application, in person at the registrar's office, or at DMV offices during license transactions. The voter registration deadline is 22 days before any election. Virginia does not require party registration for primary elections. To verify registration status or find assigned polling locations, residents can use the Virginia Department of Elections lookup tool at https://vote.elections.virginia.gov. As an unincorporated community, Norge does not hold municipal elections for mayor or town council. Instead, residents vote in James City County Board of Supervisors elections, state legislative races, and federal elections. The county is divided into five supervisor districts, with Norge residents residing primarily in the Stonehouse District or Berkeley District depending on exact location. Supervisor elections are staggered with four-year terms. The 2026 election cycle does not include a U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Norge voters are published by the Virginia Department of Elections (https://www.elections.virginia.gov/). All 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates will be contested, with local residents voting for their delegate representative currently serving District 56 or 66 depending on redistricting boundaries. The James City County Board of Supervisors may have seats up for election depending on the district cycle. For absentee voting, Virginia allows any registered voter to vote absentee by mail or in-person early voting without requiring an excuse since 2020 reforms. Absentee ballot applications can be submitted online through the Citizen Portal, by mail, email, or fax to the registrar's office starting 90 days before an election. In-person early voting at the registrar's office begins 45 days before Election Day and continues through the Saturday before the election. Mail-in absentee ballots must be requested by 5:00 PM on the Friday before Election Day and must be received by 7:00 PM on Election Day, postmark is not sufficient. Virginia election records that are publicly accessible include voter registration lists, available for purchase for political purposes under Virginia Code § 24.2-405, campaign finance reports searchable at the Virginia Department of Elections website https://www.elections.virginia.gov/candidatepac-info/candidate-pac-search, candidate filings and statements, and precinct-level election results published after certification. Voter history, which shows which elections a person voted in but not how they voted, is included in voter registration list purchases. The county registrar publishes unofficial election results on election night at the James City County website, with official certified results available after the canvass period. Residents seeking information about local candidates, voter guides, and ballot measure details can access sample ballots through the registrar's office approximately 30 days before each election.