Saint Charles, Virginia Public Records

The registration deadline is 22 days before any election. Acceptable identification includes a Virginia driver's license or DMV-issued ID, U.S. Passport, employer-issued photo ID, student ID from a Virginia college or university, or other government-issued photo ID. As an unincorporated community without municipal government, residents don't vote in city or town elections. Instead, they participate in Lee County, state, and federal contests. County elections for the Lee County Board of Supervisors take place in November of odd-numbered years, most recently 2023, next in 2027, with the county divided into districts and each supervisor serving a four-year term. Voters can find their assigned polling location using the Virginia Department of Elections polling place locator at vote.elections.virginia.gov or by contacting the registrar's office. Polling places are typically schools, community centers, or fire stations. The county favored the Republican presidential candidate by a wide margin, consistent with historical voting patterns in Southwest Virginia.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Saint voters are published by the Virginia Department of Elections (https://www.elections.virginia.gov/). Lee County is part of the 4th House District, and residents will choose their delegate representative. There is no U.S.S. Representative for Virginia's 9th Congressional District, which covers Lee County and most of Southwest Virginia. At the Lee County level, some constitutional officer positions including Commissioner of Revenue, Treasurer, Commonwealth's Attorney, Sheriff, and Clerk of Circuit Court may be on the ballot depending on term expirations. School board positions may be contested if terms expire. Virginia election records that are public include voter registration lists (available for purchase by qualified requestors for legitimate purposes under Virginia Code § 24.2-405), precinct-level election results published by the Virginia Department of Elections at elections.virginia.gov/resultsreports, campaign finance reports filed by candidates and political committees accessible through the Virginia Public Access Project at vpap.org and the Department of Elections, and candidate filings and ballot information maintained by local registrars. To vote absentee in Virginia, voters may apply online at vote.elections.virginia.gov, by mail, in person at the registrar's office, or by fax or email. Early voting (in-person absentee) begins 45 days before an election and ends the Saturday before Election Day. The Lee County registrar's office is the early voting location. Mail-in absentee ballots must be requested by 5:00 PM on the Tuesday before Election Day and must be received by 7:00 PM on Election Day to be counted (postmark does not count). No excuse is required for absentee voting in Virginia following legislative changes implemented in recent years.