Government Other Offices General Voter Registrar
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The Office of the General Voter Registrar of Washington County strives to promote the highest level of service to its citizens by providing equitable opportunities to register and vote; and by maintaining accurate records relating to voter registraion, elections, and candidates. The Registrar and County Electoral Board are committed to providing each citizen the opportunity to exersise his or her right to vote in accordance with the Consititutions of the United States and the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the Code of Virginia thus ensuring fair and impartial elections. The General Voter Registrar is appointed by the Washington County Electoral Board, composed of three members appointed by a majority of the circuit judges of the 28th Judicial Circuit of which Washington County is part. Appointments are based on representation of the two political parties having the highest and next highest number of votes in the Commonwealth of Virginia for Governor at the last preceding gubernatorial election. Two electoral board members shall be of the political party that cast the highest number of votes for Governor at that election. The political party entitled to the appointment of the General Voter Registrar shall make and file recommendations with the circuit judges for the appointment. Electoral Board members serve three-year terms and are also responsible for the appointment of officers of elections. The Electoral Board shall ascertain from the returns the total votes in the County for each candidate and for and against each ballot question and complete the abstract of votes cast at elections. Please see link to the left of this page to access the State Board of Elections web site where you may download Virginia voter registration and absentee ballot applications.
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