No primary election
Published 11:41 am Tuesday, May 7, 2019
There is no primary election scheduled in June for Buckingham, Cumberland and Prince Edward counties.
However, it’s never too early to prepare for the November general election, which will see extensive opportunities to vote for local positions.
Primary elections, which take place in June, are meant to narrow the choices for a particular elected position or political party prior to the November election.
Margaret Thomas, Buckingham County registrar, confirmed that Buckingham would not have a primary election.
However, it is set to have an active November election with a total of 25 seats open.
Thomas said there are no staggered terms for county seats, meaning that each candidate starts and ends a term on the same years.
Each of the Buckingham County Board of Supervisors’ seven district seats will be up for election in November as well as the seven district seats for the Buckingham County School Board.
Four constitutional officers are up for election, which include the sheriff, treasurer, commissioner of the revenue and commonwealth’s attorney.
Because the circuit court clerk position was filled in November 2018, that seat will not be up for election this year.
Each of the six Dillwyn Town Council member seats are up for election as well as the Dillwyn Town Mayor position.
Lastly, the Peter Francisco Soil & Water Conservation director position is up for election.
Thomas said the deadline to file for candidacy is June 11.
Marlene Watson, Cumberland County Registrar, confirmed that Cumberland, like Buckingham, would not have a primary election in June.
Watson said each of the five district seats for the Cumberland County Board of Supervisors, each of the four seats with the Cumberland County School Board, four constitutional officers including sheriff, treasurer, commissioner of the revenue and commonwealth’s attorney, will be up for election.
Prince Edward County Registrar Lynette Wright also confirmed that Prince Edward would not have a primary election.
She said for the November election, the sheriff, treasurer, commissioner of the revenue and commonwealth’s attorney seats will be up for election, in addition to Board of Supervisors District Farmville 101, the Lockett District, the Hampden District and Farmville District 801. There will also be a special election for the Buffalo District seat, which was held by C.R. Bob Timmons until his resignation in February.
District Farmville 101, the Lockett District, the Hampden District and Farmville District 801 will also be up for election, with a special election for the school board Farmville District 701.
There will be two director positions for the Piedmont Soil and Water Conservation Districts up for election.
The state 22nd Senate District and the 60th House of Representatives District will also be up for election.
Wright said registering to vote can happen year-round. The only times people are not able to register would be approximately 21 days before the November election, which will be Tuesday, Oct. 15.
The last day to request an absentee ballot to be mailed to a resident is Tuesday, Oct. 29, by 5 p.m.
The last day to deliver an absentee vote in person to the registrar’s office is the Saturday before the election, which would be Nov. 2.
Residents can register to vote or request absentee ballots online at elections.virginia.gov.