Staffordsville, Virginia Public Records

Citizens, Virginia residents, at least 18 years old by the next general election, and not currently declared mentally incompetent by a court. The registration deadline falls 22 days before any election. Virginia requires no party registration for primary elections; voters simply choose which party primary to participate in on election day. Photo identification is required to vote in person, with acceptable forms including a Virginia driver's license, U.S. Passport, employer-issued photo ID, student ID from a Virginia college, or a voter photo ID card issued free by the registrar's office. The community has no municipal government and therefore holds no city elections. Residents participate in Giles County, state, and federal contests instead. Constitutional officers including Sheriff, Commonwealth's Attorney, Commissioner of Revenue, Treasurer, and Clerk of Circuit Court are elected countywide to four-year terms. Virginia holds state legislative elections in odd-numbered years; local voters participate in races for the Virginia House of Delegates (currently District 42) and Virginia Senate (currently District 5). Virginia does not hold U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Staffordsville voters are published by the Virginia Department of Elections (https://www.elections.virginia.gov/). Residents can find their assigned polling location using the Virginia Department of Elections' polling place lookup tool at https://vote.elections.virginia.gov/VoterInformation/PublicContactLookup. Giles County typically operates several precincts including locations in Pearisburg, Narrows, and Newport. The county voted strongly Republican in recent presidential and statewide elections. Depending on redistricting and local circumstances, voters may also decide on county Board of Supervisors seats if special elections are called, school board positions, and soil and water conservation district directors. Virginia offers no-excuse absentee voting. Any registered voter may vote absentee by mail or in-person during the early voting period (beginning 45 days before an election). To vote by mail, voters must complete an absentee ballot application available at https://www.elections.virginia.gov/casting-a-ballot/absentee-voting/ or through the registrar's office. Completed applications must be received by 5:00 PM on the Friday before Election Day (or 11:59 PM if submitted online). Ballots must be returned by 7:00 PM on Election Day. In-person early voting is available at the registrar's office in Pearisburg beginning 45 days before the election, with expanded hours the final two weeks. Election records that are public in Virginia include voter registration lists (available to candidates, political committees, and for non-commercial use), campaign finance reports filed with the Virginia Department of Elections (searchable at https://apps.elections.virginia.gov/CampaignFinance/), candidate filings and petitions, and precinct-level election results. The State Board of Elections publishes official results at https://results.elections.virginia.gov/. Giles County posts unofficial results on election night and certifies results within days following each election.