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2021 Primaries and Conventions 2021 Primaries and Conventions REPUBLICANS DEMOCRATS How? Unassembled convention: 37 locations throughout state Must preregister as delegate with the local Repub- Primary: lican Unit; deadlines to register vary throughout the state. Locations to be announced by 4/24/21. Open to all registered Virginia voters Ranked Choice Voting will be used. When? JUNE 8 MAY 8 Early voting starts 45 days prior Candidates for Governor Amanda CHASE Jennifer CARROLL FOY Kirk COX Lee CARTER Sergio DE LA PENA Justin FAIRFAX Peter DORAN Terry MCAULIFFE Octavia JOHNSON Jennifer MCCLELLAN Peter SNYDER Glenn YOUNGKIN Candidates for Lt. Governor Puneet AHLUWALIA Hala AYALA Lance ALLEN Elizabeth GUZMAN Glenn DAVIS Mark LEVINE Tim HUGO Andria MCCLELLAN Maeve RIGLER Sean PERRYMAN Winsome SEARS Sam RASOUL Xavier WARREN Candidates for Attorney General Leslie HALEY Mark HERRING Jason MIYARES Jay JONES Chuck SMITH Jack WHITE State Delegate districts with a Primary (No Republican Primaries in Fairfax County) District Candidate (*incumbent) District Candidate (*incumbent) District 34 Jennifer ADELI District 45 Elizabeth BENNETT-PARKER Kathleen MURPHY* Mark LEVINE* District 36 Mary BARTHELSON District 49 Alfonso LOPEZ* Ken PLUM* Karishma MEHTA District 38 Holly HAZARD District 86 Ibraheem SAMIRAH* Kaye KORY* Irene SHIN 2021 Primaries and Conventions What You Need to Know About Voting: • Deadline to register to vote for the primary is May 17, 2021 • Any registered Fairfax County voter may vote early at any Fairfax County early voting location • No reason is needed to vote early in person • You DO NOT need to apply in advance to vote early in person • Curbside voting is available at every early voting location for people 65 and older or for those who have a physical disability • An acceptable ID is required. It does not need to have a photo. See websites above for list. Extended In Person Early Voting: April 23 - June 5, 2021 • Fairfax County Government Center, Open Friday, April 23 (closed on Saturday, April 24) to June 5 • North County Center (Reston), Opens Saturday, April 24 to June 5 • Mt. Vernon Government Center, Opens Saturday, April 24 to June 5 Hours Monday to Friday, April 23 - May 29: 8 AM to 4:30 PM Saturdays, April 24, May 29, and June 5: 9 AM to 5 PM Closed Monday, May 31 Tuesday to Friday, June 1 - June 4. 8 AM to 7 PM Sundays: Closed Satellite Early Voting: Additional Sites Open May 29 - June 5, 2021 • Burke Center Library • Providence Community Center • Centreville Regional Library • Sully Governmental Center • Franconia Governmental Center • Thomas Jefferson Library • Great Falls Library • Tysons-Pimmit Library • Herndon Fortnightly Library • West Springfield Governmental Center • Mason Governmental Center • Laurel Hill Golf Club (Saturdays only) • McLean Governmental Center Early Voting Hours at the Satellites Monday to Friday, June 1 - June 5, open 2 PM to 7 PM Saturday, May 29 and Saturday, June 5, open 9AM to 5 PM Closed Monday, May 31 for Memorial Day and all Sundays Mail In Ballots: • Apply by mail or online. Must be received by 5 PM on Friday, May 28 • Mailed Ballots must be postmarked by Tuesday, June 8 and received at Fairfax County Office of Elec- tions by noon on Friday, June 11 • Delivered in person to Office of Elections by 7 PM Election Day, Tuesday, June 8 For More Information: On Voting: For more about League of Women www.fairfaxcounty.gov/elections/early-voting-june- , visit primaries Voters of the Fairfax Area www.elections.virginia.gov/casting-a-ballot/ www.lwv-fairfax.org www.fairfaxcounty.gov/elections/ www.vote411.org/virginia Become a League Member: On Candidates: www.lwv-fairfax.org/join https://ballotpedia.org/Virginia_gubernato- rial_election,_2021 or https://bit.ly/324Z4AU Please support our Work at the LWVFA Education Fund: www.lwv-fairfax.org/donate Visit Vote411.org .
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