Rochelle, Virginia Public Records

Virginia residents can register to vote online through the Virginia Department of Elections website at www.elections.virginia.gov/registration, which provides a secure online application. The deadline to register is 22 days before any election. Voters need a Virginia driver's license or DMV-issued ID number, or the last four digits of their Social Security number to register online. Paper registration forms are also available at the registrar's office, public libraries, DMV offices, and other government agencies. Virginia requires proof of residency and identity, though ID can be established through various documents. Same-day registration is not available in Virginia; voters must register by the deadline. As an unincorporated community, Rochelle does not have municipal elections or its own town government, mayor, or council. Residents vote in county, state, and federal elections. Madison County holds elections for the Board of Supervisors, Constitutional Officers (Sheriff, Commissioner of Revenue, Treasurer, Clerk of Court, Commonwealth's Attorney), and School Board members on schedules set by Virginia law. Most county offices are elected to four-year terms. Local voters can find their assigned polling place using the Virginia Department of Elections polling place locator at https://vote.elections.virginia.gov/VoterInformation, entering their name and date of birth or residential address. Madison County maintains several polling locations throughout the area; residents are assigned to precincts based on their specific address, often voting at local schools, community centers, or fire stations. Virginia public election records include voter registration lists (available with restrictions to protect privacy), campaign finance disclosure reports filed by candidates and political committees (accessible through the Virginia Department of Elections and the State Board of Elections website at https://apps.elections.virginia.gov/SBE_CSV/), candidate filings and statements, and precinct-level election results. Madison County posts unofficial election results on election night and certifies official results following canvassing. Detailed precinct results showing vote totals by candidate and by precinct are public records available through the Madison County Registrar and the state elections website. However, 2026 will feature elections for all 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates and all 40 seats in the Virginia State Senate (both serve two-year and four-year terms respectively on staggered cycles). There may be county-level offices up for election depending on term expirations, and voters will likely see ballot questions or bond referenda. There are no U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Rochelle voters are published by the Virginia Department of Elections (https://www.elections.virginia.gov/). U.S. House of Representatives seats are elected every two years, so county voters will elect their U.S. Representative (the county is part of Virginia's 7th Congressional District as of recent redistricting). Virginia offers absentee voting both by mail and in-person early voting with no excuse required since 2020 reforms. Residents can request an absentee ballot online through the Virginia Department of Elections Citizen Portal at https://vote.elections.virginia.gov, by mail, by fax, by email, or in person at the Madison County registrar's office. Absentee ballot applications must be received by 5:00 PM on the Friday before the election for mail ballots, or by the Saturday before the election for in-person pickup. In-person early voting (absentee in-person) is available at the registrar's office beginning 45 days before the election through the Saturday before Election Day, with no excuse needed. Voted absentee ballots must be returned by mail (postmarked by Election Day and received by noon the Friday after) or delivered in person to the registrar's office by 7:00 PM on Election Day.