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The Arlington County Democratic Committee (“Arlington Democrats”) is the local Democratic Party organization for the Democratic Party of Virginia and broader National Democratic Party. The Committee consists of Precinct Captains, elected and appointed committee leadership, 8th District Democratic Committee members and local Democratic elected officials. WELCOME TO ARLINGTON DEMOCRATS HIGHLIGHTS ROOSEVELT OBAMA SOCIETY CONTRIBUTE HERE > KNOW YOUR RIGHTS WITH ICE GET IMMIGRATION RESOURCES > SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR FEDERAL WORKERS PURCHASE A YARD SIGN > ARLDEMS ANNOUNCE 2026 CAUCUS AND REORGANIZATION REGISTER TO VOTE OR AS A CANDIDATE LATEST NEWS 1 2 3 4 5

ARLINGTON DEMOCRATS ABOUT Who We Are The Arlington County Democratic Committee (“Arlington Democrats”) is the local Democratic Party organization for the Democratic Party of Virginia and broader National Democratic Party. The Committee consists of Precinct Captains, elected and appointed committee leadership, 8th District Democratic Committee members and local Democratic elected officials. LINKS Our Bylaws Diversity, Inclusion and Equity Policy DPVA State Party Plan DNC Charter 2024 Democratic Party Platform 8th District Democratic Committee Our Mission The Arlington Democrats work to elect Democrats up and down the ballot in Arlington and strategically support key swing districts and special elections outside of Arlington. We register voters and represent the interests of Democrats across our county. We are committed to advocating for policies, initiatives and general election nominees that dismantle systemic inequities and improve diversity, equity, and inclusion in our Party and our County. We embrace the principles of the DNC Party Platform . All Democrats in Arlington, Virginia are welcome! DNC Party Platform Monthly Meetings Arlington Democrats meet on the first Wednesday of every month at 7:00 pm. Our monthly meetings are open to all Democrats, so please come join us. There is usually a program on a topic of interest to local Democrats, and brief remarks by some of our local elected officials or Democratic candidates. You can get more information about the monthly meetings by subscribing to our email list on the homepage. Meeting locations and details are also posted in our online calendar. Online Calendar Arlington Young Democrats An important partner of the Arlington Democratic Committee is the Arlington Young Democrats (known as AYDs). This organization is affiliated with the Virginia Young Democrats and the Young Democrats of America. Membership is open to those ages 18 to 35 (associate memberships available for those who are “young at heart” ). The AYDs elect a representative who serves on the Arlington Democrats Steering Committee. Many AYDs are both Arlington Democrats members and AYD activists. AYDs provides a great way for young adults to become involved in Arlington Democratic politics and civic activities. Click below to learn more about the AYDs. Arlington Young Democrats

ARLINGTON DEMS LEADERSHIP The Steering Committee Arlington Democrats elects and appoints party officers for two-year terms, in accordance with the Committee’s bylaws. A current list of elected steering committee members is below (updated Feb 2022). A full list of the entire committee can be had by contacting the Arlington County Democratic Committee. Steve Baker Chair BIO > Paul Ruiz Deputy Chair BIO > Sarah Lanford Precinct Operations Chair BIO > Sarah Flourance Communications Chair BIO > Mark Teel Voter Support Chair BIO NOT AVAILABLE Inta Malis Treasurer BIO > Tony Weaver Finance Chair BIO > Zach Linick Outreach & Visibility Chair BIO > Bo Cherif Secretary BIO NOT AVAILABLE Judith Selzer Volunteer Coordinator BIO NOT AVAILABLE Bob Platt Sergeant-at-Arms BIO NOT AVAILABLE Fatima Argun Inclusion & Equity Chair BIO > Jessie Ojeda Parliamentarian BIO NOT AVAILABLE

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2026 Arlington Democrats Caucus and Reorganization At 7:15 p.m. on January 7, 2026, the Arlington County Democratic Committee will convene an Assembled Caucus to elect Precinct Captains and conduct a Reorganization Meeting to elect officers pursuant to Section VI.A of its Bylaws. The caucus and the meeting will each be held at Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary School, 3500 S. 23rd Street, in Arlington, Virginia, and the doors to such caucus and such meeting will open at 6:30 p.m. In accordance with the Calls and Rules for the 2026 Assembled Caucus and Reorganization Meeting for the Arlington County Democratic Committee (adopted November 5, 2025), all persons who would like to vote in the caucus and/or reorganization meeting must submit the Voter Filing form by 7:00 PM EST on December 15, 2025. The electronic form linked on this page is strongly encouraged but if you prefer a printable version, you may request one at reorg@arlingtondemocrats.org . If you are interested in running for election as a Precinct Captain or a County Committee officer, you must submit the Candidate Filing Form by 7:00 PM EST on December 5th, 2025. Voter Filing Form Candidate Filing Form View the 2026 Call and Rules for Assembled Caucus and Reorganization Meeting for the Arlington County Democratic Committee .

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YOUR PRECINCT Find Your Polling Location We strongly recommend you check Arlington County's Voter Registration and Elections page for the latest information about polling locations. CLICK HERE FOR POLLING PLACE LOOKUP SIGN UP TO BE A PRECINCT CAPTAIN 101 Arlington Location: Randolph School 1306 S Quincy St Captains: Jorge Rogachevsky, Wanda Younger 102 Ashton Heights Location: Clarendon United Methodist Church 606 N Irving St Captains: Robby Mook, Diana Reese 103 Aurora Hills Location: Melwood 750 23rd St S Captains: Natalie Hall 104 Ballston Location: Escuela Key 855 N Edison St Enter on George Mason Dr. Captains: Anjana Parashar, Tom Sheldon, David Van Wagner 105 Barcroft Location: Barcroft School, 625 S Wakefield St Captains: Elena Fierro, Detta Kissel 106 Crystal City Location: Crystal Square Five, 251 18th St S Captains: Stuart Scott, Suzanne Weiss 107 Cherrydale Location: W-L Annex (Formerly Arlington Education Center), 1426 N Quincy St Captains: Joel Gulick, Peter Ngo 108 Hume Location: River House, James Building, 1111 Army Navy Dr Captains: Jack Bardo, Bob Platt, Kopp Michelotti 109 Columbia Location: Walter Reed Community Center, 2909 16th St S Captains: Sarah McKinley, James Beane, Ron Haddox 110 Wilson Location: Art Atrium at Bennett Park Apartments, 1601 Clarendon Blvd. Captains: Sam Kirzner, Evan Lineberger, Sharon Swinburne 111 East Falls Church Location: Tuckahoe School, 6550 26th St N Captains: Lyle Piper, John Seymour 112 Fairlington Location: Fairlington Community Center, 3308 S Stafford St Captains: Jane Bergen, Mary Ann Jones 113 Glen Carlyn Location: Kenmore School, 200 S Carlin Springs Rd Captains: Tim Aiken, Janet Fedak 114 Clarendon Location: Washington-Liberty School, 1301 N Stafford St Captains: Tyler Allen, Dylan Perlson 115 Lyon Park Location: Lyon Park Community Center, 414 N Fillmore St Captains: Andrew Parr 116 Lyon Village Location: Lyon Village Community House, 1920 N Highland St Captains: Keith Oberg, Sue Reith 117 Overlee Knolls Location: Cardinal Elementary School, 1644 N. McKinley Rd Captains: Barbara Keller, Mary Detweiler 118 Park Lane Location: Innovation School, 2300 Key Blvd Captains: Vidya Battu, Bryan Coleman, Evan Engel 119 Rosslyn Location: The Heights School, 1601 Wilson Blvd Captains: Krystal Ramirez, Alex Saxerud 120 Thrifton Location: Woodmont Center, 2422 N Fillmore St Captains: Ginger Ansell, Jason Rylander 121 Virginia Highlands Location: Aurora Hills Community Center, 735 18th St S Captains: Christine Goeschel, Matthew Seiler 122 Abingdon Location: Abingdon School, 3035 S Abingdon St. Captains: Fran Jackson, Chris Landry 123 Westover Location: Swanson School, 5800 Washington Blvd Captains: Kitty Taimi McCall, Bob Orttung 124 Woodlawn Location: Glebe School, 1770 Glebe Rd N Captains: Fatima Argun, Jack Kincaid, Sharon White 125 Arlington Forest Location: Culpepper Garden, 4435 N Pershing Dr Captains: Amy Mortimer, Karen Luz 126 Fillmore Location: Montessori School of Arlington, 701 S Highland St Captains: Jennifer Salpietro, Carol Simpson 127 Jefferson Location: Thomas Jefferson Center, 3501 2nd St S Captains: Carly Sfregola, Marie Van Ness 128 Wakefield Location: Wakefield High School, 1325 S. Dinwiddie St. Captains: Delali Bonuedi, Alex Held 129 Dominion Hills Location: Arlington Traditional School, 1030 N McKinley Rd Captains: Sharon Baghdadi, Arbora Johnson 130 Green Valley Location: Drew Community Center, 3500 23rd St S Captains: LaVerne Langhorn 131 Lexington Location: Westover Library, 1644 N. McKinley Rd Captains: Sherry Liebes, Ann Speicher 132 Oakridge Location: Oakridge School, 1414 24th St S Captains: Steve Wartik 133 Rock Spring Location: Williamsburg School, 3600 N Harrison St Captains: Sharon Levin, Jamie Usery 134 Yorktown Location: Yorktown School, 5200 Yorktown Blvd Captains: Mary Kay Ogden 135 Madison Location: Madison Community Center, 3829 N Stafford St Captains: Anne Paris, Howard Solodky 136 Marshall Location: Taylor School, 2600 N Stuart St Captains: Julie Atkins, Rachel Dondero, Michelle Kilkenny 137 Nottingham Location: Nottingham School, 5900 Little Falls Rd Captains: Rebecca Dick, Patty Donnelly 138 Arlington View Location: Carver Community Center, 1415 S Queen St Captains: Sarah Holbert, Jenn Piatt 139 Ashlawn Location: Ashlawn School, 5950 8th Rd N Captains: Michael Raizen, Eric Wiener 140 Virginia Square Location: Mason Square, 3351 Fairfax Dr Captains: Paul Ashin, Hina Ayub, Stacy Collins 141 Navy League Location: Navy League Building, 2300 Wilson Blvd. Captains: Vacant 142 Shirlington Location: Park Operations Building, 2700 S Taylor St Captains: Isiss Haughton, Karen Olson Weaver 143 Campbell Location: Campbell School, 737 S Carlin Springs Rd Captains: Grayson Lewis, Colleen McCool 144 Dawson Terrace Location: Dawson Terrace Community Center, 2133 N Taft St Captains: Vacant 145 Buckingham Location: Lubber Run Community Center, 300 N Park Dr Captains: Jenn Showell-Hartogs, Steve Wanczyk 146 Central Location: Central Library Auditorium, 1015 N Quincy St Captains: Stephanie Bailey, Connor Bellows, Alexandra Ritchie 147 Four Mile Run Location: Barcroft Sport and Fitness Center, 4200 S Four Mile Run Dr Captains: Ben Schick, Roberta Talmage 148 AUSA Location: AUSA, 2425 Wilson Blvd. Captains: Alexander Chakrin, Noah Higgins 149 Monroe Location: Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington, 3550 Wilson Blvd Captains: Vacant 150 Crystal Plaza Location: Crystal Plaza, 2111 Richmond Hwy Captains: Daniel Davis, Mark Fiumara, Mark Perlman 151 Taylor Location: The Jefferson, 900 N Taylor St Captains: Phyllis Eisen, Marjorie Hobart 152 Gunston Location: Gunston Community Center, 2700 S Lang St Captains: Vacant 153 Met Park Location: The Bartlett, 520 12th St S Captains: Terri Ashton 154 Garfield Park Location: Garfield Park, 925 N Garfield St Captains: Rachel Johnston

HISTORY A Brief History of the Arlington Democrats A History of Progress There has been an Arlington County Democratic Committee ever since our county assumed that name in 1920. The early Party committee however, was securely under the control of the Byrd Machine – the conservative political organization built by U.S. Senator Harry Flood Byrd that advocated for limited, pay-as-you-go government and organized massive resistance to racial desegregation in the 1950’s. Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal and World War II brought to the nation’s Capital – and to the nearby suburb of Arlington – thousands of people from across the United States with perspectives, outlooks, and philosophies that often differed and frequently clashed with the traditions of Virginia’s “establishment.” The 1950s saw the emergence of organizations – like Arlingtonians for a Better County – designed to give a political voice to liberal-leaning citizens put off by the conservative policies of the Byrd Democratic Party. During the 1960s and early 1970s, many activists who came through Arlingtonians for a Better County would ultimately wrest control of the Arlington Democratic Committee from the Byrd Organization. The first non-Byrd Chair was Mary Marshall, 1961-1962. After her term, the Byrd machine never regained control of the Party in Arlington. This tumultuous period was followed in the mid-1970s by the emergence of numerous young Democratic leaders who were elected to state and local office in Arlington. Our Arlington Young Democrats and the progressive pioneers of the 1960s strengthened the organization of the Arlington Democratic Committee through the remainder of the 1970s and 1980s. During that time, the majority on the Arlington County Board swung to the Democrats. Democrats captured all five local Constitutional offices and, by 1990, Democrats held every elected office in Arlington. One of the prouder moments for Arlington Democrats arose on election night 1984. CBS News anchor Dan Rather pointed to a very small dot of blue in the tip of Virginia amidst an electoral sea of red and said, “The US is voting overwhelmingly for Ronald Reagan but in the suburbs of the nation’s Capital, Walter Mondale is winning handily in Arlington!” Through the 1990s and the first decades of this new century, Arlington Democrats have consolidated their success by modernizing the party’s infrastructure and by improving outreach to younger people along the burgeoning Metro corridors and to the emerging cohort of Latino voters. Finely tuned get-out-the-vote operations developed in Arlington have driven Democratic turnout numbers, enabling Democrats to elect Democratic Governors, U.S. Senators and Presidents. In recent years, Arlington Dems have harnessed their organizational skills and progressive values to elect Democrats throughout Virginia and around the country. Our Beyond Arlington initiative helped flip 15 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates in 2017, and Beyond Arlington together with our Blue Families group helped elect Democrats like Jennifer Wexton, Abigail Spanberger, Elaine Luria, and Conor Lamb to Congress in 2018. Arlington Democrats are dedicated to continuing their efforts in electing effective, Democratic leadership in Arlington and helping in races across Virginia and the nation in a way that further strengthens our democratic institutions and constitution.

VOTE Voter Information in አማርኛ (Amharic) | العربية (Arabic) | বাংলা (Bengali) | Монгол (Mongolian) | Español (Spanish) 2025 DEMOCRATIC SAMPLE BALLOT Questions about voting? Need to report an issue? Call the Voter Protection Hotline 1-844-4VA-VOTE (844-482-8683) Vote Early In Person Vote by Mail Vote on Election Day Our Candidates Register to Vote & Same-Day Registration Ranked Choice Voting Volunteer to Help with the Election Get a Ride to the Polls Get Your Voting Rights Restored Learn More About Our Candidates > 2025 Grip Card 2025 Messenger EARLY IN-PERSON VOTING Early Voting 2025: September 19 – November 1 You can now vote early in-person in Virginia starting 45 days before an election. Accessible services and curbside voting are offered to disabled voters and voters over 65 during Early Voting. Arlington Democrats also provides rides to the polls for Early Voting, If you need a ride, please call our hotline at 703-528-8588, Ext. 5 or request a ride via our online form. 2025 General Election Early Voting Dates, Times, Locations OPEN NOW Bozman Government Center 2100 Clarendon Blvd., Ste. 320 (3rd floor) Opens Fri., Sept. 19 Early Voting on Weekdays Fri., Sept. 19 – Fri., Nov. 1 Mondays – Fridays | 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Evening Hours Available Tues.–Thurs., Oct. 21 – 23 & Oct. 28–30 Tuesdays – Thursdays | 8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Weekend Hours Available Sat./Sun., Oct. 25 – 26 & Sat., Nov. 1 Saturdays | 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Sunday | 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Walter Reed Community Center 2909 16th St. S. Opens Tues., Oct. 21 Evening Hours Available Tuesdays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays Tues., Oct. 21 – Thurs., Oct. 30 Tuesdays – Thursdays | 2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Weekend Hours Available Sat./Sun., Oct. 25 – 26 & Sat., Nov. 1 Saturdays | 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Sunday | 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Madison Community Center 3829 N. Stafford St. Opens Tues., Oct. 21 Evening Hours Available Tuesdays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays Tues., Oct. 21 – Thurs., Oct. 30 Tuesdays – Thursdays | 2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Weekend Hours Available Sat./Sun., Oct. 25 – 26 & Sat., Nov. 1 Saturdays | 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Sunday | 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. MAIL-IN VOTING Mail Voting: Now – November 4 We encourage you to use our flexible voting options to make sure your voice is heard in any Primary or General Election. Last Day to Request a Mail Ballot: Fri., October 24 by 5:00 p.m. Request Your Mail Ballot Here ballots will be mailed beginning Fri., Sept. 19 Select Apply to Vote Absentee by Mail through Virginia’s Citizen Portal. The elections office will mail you a ballot starting 45 days before the election. You can find additional ways to apply for a mail ballot on Arlington’s Elections website, including information about Accessible Mail Ballots. You can also request to be on the Permanent Absentee list . This means that you don’t have to continue to reapply for a mail ballot each election. The election office will automatically send you a ballot for each election in which you are eligible to vote. Ballots Must Be Returned or Postmarked: November 4 by 7:00 p.m. (Election Day) * If you plan to mail it, we recommend mailing it no later than Mon., Oct. 27 to ensure it's received on time. After Monday, we recommend returning it in person to a drop box, polling location, or the registrar's office. Mailed Ballots** Must Be Received by : Friday, November 7 by 12 p.m. **This ONLY applies if you return your ballot via the Post Office. Hand delivered ballots must be received by 7 p.m. on Election Day, no exceptions. Fill your ballot out securely at home and follow ALL instructions sent with your ballot and on the envelope. Read carefully! Ways to Return Your Mail Ballot 1. Mail it. Please following the mail instructions with your ballot for the mailing address and rules. Your ballot must be postmarked by Election Day and received by 12pm the Friday following Election Day. We recommend you return your ballot one of the other ways (below) after Sat., Oct. 25 to make sure it is received on time to be counted. 2. Deposit it in a 24/7 drop box , located throughout the County. 3. Drop it off at the Arlington Office of Voter Registration and Elections in the Bozman Government Center (2100 Clarendon Blvd, 3rd Floor) during open hours, Mondays–Fridays, 8am–5pm. 4. Hand it to an elections officer at any early voting site or polling place during the location's open hours before 7 p.m. on Election Day. Helpful Links: Mail Voting in Arlington Apply for a Mail Ballot Track Your Ballot Lost/Damaged Ballots 24/7 Drop Boxes VOTING ON ELECTION DAY Election Day : November 4, 2025 Polls Open: 6:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. You must vote at your assigned polling place on Election Day. Rides to the Polls Same-Day Voter Registration: If you are eligible to vote in Arlington but not registered, you can register at your polling place on Election Day and vote by provisional ballot . Starting October 16, you can also register to vote on site at an Early Voting location. Where do I vote? Look up your polling place online and vote at this location on Election Day. You may not vote at another location or precinct on Election Day. Arlington County has a list of voting precincts with directions. Curbside voting and other accessibility services are offered to disabled voters and voters over 65 at every polling place on Election Day. Rides to the Polls If you need help getting to the polls on Election Day or to an early voting location, you can get a ride to the polls from us by calling 703-528-8588, Ext. 5 (en español, Ext. 4) or filling our online form. Helpful Links: Where Do I Vote? Arlington's Polling Places Maps and Directions ID Requirements Accessible Voting Services & Curbside Voting Request a Ride to the Polls or call 703-528-8588, Ext. 5 REGISTER TO VOTE 2025 Registration Deadline: October 24, 2025 You are eligible to vote in Arlington if you are a U.S. citizen, 18+ years old, and currently live in Arlington County. If you've had your voting rights withdrawn after a felony conviction, see our section below called Get Your Voting Rights Restored . You must be registered to vote at your current address. If you recently moved, we recommend you change your voter registration as soon as you can to make sure you’re eligible to vote in Arlington's upcoming elections. College students from out-of-state or -county may register to vote here with their current address or vote Absentee by Mail from an out-of-state college. S ee College Student Info on the Virginia Department of Elections website for more info on how to determine your residence for voting. Same-Day Voter Registration Is Here Begins Sat., October 25 ! Thanks to Democrats, Virginia enacted the 2020 Virginia Voting Rights Act. You are now allowed to register to vote at your polling place on Election Day or at an in-person early voting site , regardless of whether you're registering for the first time or updating your existing registration. If you register same-day, you will fill out a Provisional Ballot , which means Arlington’s Electoral Board will adjudicate, or confirm, whether a ballot is valid the day after the Election. This gives the Elections Office time to process your eligibility to vote in that election. Find out more about Same-Day Voter Registration . Helpful links: Register to Vote Check Your Voter Registration Status Same-Day Voter Registration Info VOLUNTEER ON ELECTION DAY WANT TO HELP ON ELECTION DAY? There are many ways you can help preserve our democracy on Election Day! 1. Poll Greeting Our Voter Support and Precinct Operations teams are always looking for Democrats to greet voters at the polls. If you’re interested in helping with early voting, contact Voter Support . If you’re interested in helping on Election Day itself, contact Precinct Operations . Current Opportunities: All opportunities are closed for this year. Our next poll greeting opportunity will be the 2026 Democratic Primary 2. Poll Observing / Voter Protection Poll observers play a critical role in our democracy by making sure elections officers are following Virginia voting laws, procedures, and regulations. Current Opportunities: All opportunities are closed for this year and should reopen next fall. 3. Rides to the Polls If you want to provide rides to the polls, both for Early Voting and Election Day, please fill out our driver form (closed for 2025!) . If you're looking for a ride to the polls, please call our hotline at 703-528-8588, Ext. 5 or Ext. 4 for Spanish or request a ride via our online form. 4. Help Register Others to Vote Our Voter Support and Festivals and Farmers Market teams run frequent voter registration drives throughout the year. Contact Voter Support or Festivals & Farmers Markets . We're happy to help you run your own drive or sign you up to help one of ours. All of our voter registration volunteers are required to take the Virginia Voter Registration training . Once you have completed the training, you can sign up for a shift at voter registration drives on Mobilize . 5. Other Volunteering with Arlington Democrats We’d love your help throughout the year as we gear up for multiple elections! 2025 is a big year. You can help with everything from helping to get out the word about elections and our candidates, helping with yard signs, and helping with the logistics of each upcoming election. If you’re interested in helping, whether for an hour or for a year, sign up at our volunteer form. 6. Be a County Poll Worker If you’re interested in working at the polls as an Elections Office, either for Election Day or during Early Voting, the Arlington Elections Office has you covered. Learn more about what you can help with, what training you need, and sign up to be a poll worker . WHAT IS RANKED CHOICE VOTING? RANKED-CHOICE VOTING In Arlington, we use Ranked-Choice Voting (RCV) f or the Primary and General Election for our County Board race . Arlington Democrats also uses RCV for its School Board Endorsement Vote (SBEV) each spring. How Does Ranked-Choice Voting Work? Ranked-choice voting allows you to rank candidates in order of preference, up to three candidates. Election results are tallied in rounds. All 1st choice votes are counted. If no candidates receive the required number of votes to win, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated and ballots for that candidate are transferred to the voter's next choice. This process continues until candidates have enough votes to win. Your second and third choice candidates do not count against your first choice candidate. We recommend reading the Ranked-Choice Voting (RCV) Information on Arlington County's website . You can also practice filling out a RCV ballot . Why don't we use Ranked-Choice Voting for other races on the ballot? In 2023, Arlington was the first County in Virginia to pilot a ranked-choice voting system for local races. The Arlington County Board chose to only adopt it for the Primary. The process by which we select Constitutional Officers and our state legislators is specified in Virginia law. Without amending our laws or our state constitution, these races must use a traditional primary system. Helpful Links: Ranked-Choice Voting How to Make a Ranked-Choice Ballot Practice Filling Out a Ranked-Choice Ballot FAQ About RCV (English) and en Español GET YOUR VOTING RIGHTS RESTORED The right to vote is essential to our democracy. We believe in restoring voting and other civil rights to formerly incarcerated people. To have your voting rights restored, you must go through the Virginia Board of Elections instead of our local elections office. Helpful Links: Check the Status of Your Civil Rights Request Restoration of Your Rights Request a Copy of the Grant Order to prove that your rights have been restored by the Governor.

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