National Officials State Officials Botetourt County Officials Treasurer: William P. “Bill” Arney President: Barack Obama (D) Governor: Terry R. McAuliffe (D) Members of the Board of Supervisors: Elected by P.O. Box 100, Fincastle, VA 24090; 540-473-8254 The White House 1111 East Broad Street districts for a 4-year term (terms staggered). Supervisors th 4-year term expires 12/31/19 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Richmond, VA 23219 meet on the 4 Tuesday of each month at 2:00 pm in Washington, DC 20500 804-786-2211 Rooms 226, 227 & 228 at the Greenfield Education and Members of the Botetourt County School Board: 202-456-1414 4-year term expires January 16, 2018 Training Center in Daleville. Board telephone: Elected by districts for a 4-year term (terms staggered). 4-year term expires January 2017 540-473-8223. nd Board meets on the 2 Thursday each month at 6:30 pm in Lieutenant Governor: Ralph S. Northam (D) the School Board Office. Mailing address: 143 Poor Farm Vice President: Joe Biden (D) 900 East Main Street Amsterdam: Todd L. Dodson Road, Fincastle, VA 24090. The White House Richmond, VA 23219 571-276-2201 Board telephone: 540-473-8263; Fax 540-473-8298. 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue 804-786-2078 Term expires 12/31/17 Washington, DC 20500 4-year term expires January 16, 2018 Amsterdam: Ruth E. Wallace 202-456-1414 Blue Ridge: Billy W. Martin 540-966-5861 4-year term expires January 2017 Attorney General: Mark R. Herring (D) 540-977-8085 Term Expires 12/31/17 900 East Main Street Term Expires 12/31/19 U.S. Senator: Mark Warner (D) Richmond, VA 23219 Blue Ridge: D. Scott Swortzel B40C Dirksen Senate Office Bldg 804-786-2071 Buchanan: John B. Williamson III 540-977-5604 Washington, DC 20510 4-year term expires January 16, 2018 540-254-1085 Term Expires 12/31/19 202-224-2023 Term expires 12/31/17 rd 6-year term expires January 2021 State Senator 23 District: Stephen D. Newman (R) Buchanan: Kathy G. Sullivan PO Box 396 Fincastle: L. W. "Jack" Leffel, Jr., Vice Chairman 540-254-1300 U.S. Senator: Timothy M. Kaine (D) Richmond, VA 23218 540-884-2417 Term Expires 12/31/17 B40C Dirksen Senate Office Bldg 804-698-7523 Term expires 12/31/19 Washington, DC 20510 OR Fincastle: John E. Alderson, Jr. 202-224-4024 P.O. Box 480 Valley: Donald M. "Mac" Scothorn, Chairman 540-992-1318 6-year term expires January 2018 Forest, VA 24551 540-992-5589 Term Expires 12/31/19 434-385-1065 Term expires 12/31/19 th U.S. Representative 6 District [email protected] Valley: Michael W. Beahm Robert W. Goodlatte (R) 4-year term expires January 18, 2020 County Administrator: Gary Larrowe 540-992-5464 2240 Rayburn House Office Building 1 West Main Street; Box 1, Fincastle, VA 24090 Term Expires 12/31/19 Washington, DC 20515 Members of the House of Delegates: 2-year terms expire 540-473-8223; Fax 540-473-8225 202-225-5431 January 20, 2018. Correspondence can be sent to Appointed by Board of Supervisors Town of Buchanan Office OR delegates while they are in Richmond at: House of 19753 Main Street; P.O. Box 205 10 Franklin Road, SE, Suite 540 Delegates, P.O. Box 406, Richmond, VA 23218. County Attorney: Michael W. S. Lockaby Buchanan, VA 24066 Roanoke, VA 24011 415 S. College Ave, Salem, VA 24153 th 540-254-1212 540-857-2672 17 District: Chris T. Head (R) 540-387-2320 Mayor: Larry R. Hall. 540-254-3301 2-year term expires January 2017 P.O. Box 19130 Appointed by Board of Supervisors Roanoke, VA 24019 Town of Fincastle Office U.S. Government web site: 540-283-2839 Clerk of Circuit Court: Tommy L. Moore 25 Bank Square; P.O. Box 250 Richmond Office: 804-698-1017 P.O. Box 219, Fincastle, VA 24090; 540-473-8274 Fincastle, VA 24090 www.whitehouse.gov [email protected] 8-year term expires 12/31/23 540-473-2200 th Mayor: Mary Bess Smith 540-353-4578 or 540-524-4549 19 District: Terry L. Austin (R) Commissioner of Revenue: Rodney D. Spickard P.O. Box 400 P.O. Box 128, Fincastle, VA 24090; 540-473-8270 Town of Troutville Office Buchanan, VA 24066 4-year term expires 12/31/19 5419 Lee Highway; P.O. Box 276 540-254-1500 Troutville, VA 24175 Richmond Office: 804-698-1019 Commonwealth Attorney: Joel R. Branscom 540-992-4401 [email protected] P.O. Box 4, Fincastle, VA 24090; 540-473-8227 Mayor: William David Horton 540-992-6442 4-year term expires 12/31/19 Commonwealth Of Virginia web site: Botetourt County web site: Sheriff: Ronald N. Sprinkle www.virginia.gov P.O. Box 18, Fincastle, VA 24090; 540-473-8230 4-year term expires 12/31/19 www.botetourt.org 11-30-2015 Voting Information Voting on Election Day Voting Absentee Where will I vote? The registrar will send you a voter Who may vote absentee? Any registered voter who Registering to Vote registration card with the name and location of your polling expects to be out of the county on election day or whose place. You will also find your districts listed on the card so work hours prevent getting to the polls, or who cannot go to Who may register to vote in Virginia? Any U.S. citizen that you can refer to this brochure for the people who the polls because of a physical disability or illness, or who whose home is in Virginia and who will be at least 18 years represent you in our government. cannot go to the polls because of being the caretaker of a old by the next general election, is not convicted of a disabled family member who is unable to leave home. felony, and is not adjudicated mentally incompetent. When are the polls open? The polls open at 6:00 am and close at 7:00 pm. If you are in line by 7:00 pm you may still How do I apply for an absentee ballot? Request an When may I register? Year-round, except during the 21 vote. application for an absentee ballot from your registrar by days before a general or primary election or the 14 days phone or in writing. The application can also be faxed. before a special election. When do general elections take place? General Applications that need be filed only once a year can be elections are held on the Tuesday following the first obtained for those with long-term illness or disability. How much does it cost? Voter registration is free. Monday in November. Town of Buchanan, Town of Fincastle, and Town of Troutville elections are held every When can I apply for an absentee ballot? As early as 12 Do I need special information to register? You must two years on the first Tuesday in May. months before an election. If applying by mail, your furnish, under oath, your full legal name, home address, application must be received by the registrar the Tuesday date of birth, social security number, and any previous What is a party primary? The Democratic and Republican before the election. You can vote in person as soon as the place of registration. You must also show—or send a copy parties may nominate their candidates by either a primary absentee ballots are ready (usually 30-45 days before the of—ID such as your driver’s license. Botetourt election or by convention. If the party asks for a primary election) and up to 4:30 pm on the Saturday before the election for the November election, it will be held on the election. Do I have to register by political party affiliation? No. second Tuesday in June. The Commonwealth of Virginia does not have registration How can I vote an absentee ballot? Once you have by party. Can anyone vote in a primary election? If you are a received your ballot, follow the instructions enclosed with County registered voter, you may vote in any primary. However, if the ballot. Return it in the envelope provided to the Staying Eligible to Vote: a primary is held for both parties on the same day in the Electoral Board by mail or in person. It must be received in same election district, you must choose in which party the registrar’s office by 7:00 pm election day. Do I have to register for each election? No. As long as primary you wish to vote and may vote in only one. you do not move, you are qualified for Federal, State, and If I become hospitalized shortly before the election, can Voter local elections, including primary and special elections. What if I moved within the 29 days the books are I vote? Yes. If you are hospitalized on or after the closed? You are eligible to return to your old precinct and Thursday before an election. Or if you go to the hospital in What must I do if I move to another city or county vote. You must change your address or name at that time the two weeks before an election and your condition within Virginia? Send a written, signed notice to the to be eligible for future elections. If you move out of the prevents you from requesting an application sooner than registrar in the city or county in which you are registered Commonwealth, you will not be allowed to vote except in the Thursday before the election.