RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL
Richmond City Council – Richmond City Hall - 900 E. Broad Street, Suite 200 - Richmond, VA 23219 - www.council.richmondva.gov
COUNCIL PUBLIC INFORMATION NEWS ADVISORY
IMMEDIATE RELEASE TO BE FORWARDED AND SHARED
7 November 2011
Richmond City Council encourages Richmond citizens to vote tomorrow in the Virginia General Election
Election Day: November 8, 2011
WHAT Richmond City Council encourages Richmond citizens to exercise their government ownership and citizenship by voting tomorrow in the Richmond General Election.
The election will include the following elected state positions that represent Richmond:
• Senate of Virginia (Members representing Richmond)
• Virginia House of Delegates (Members representing Richmond)
• The position of the Commonwealth of Virginia Richmond Circuit Court Clerk
Voting Locations and times
Richmond Voting Locations (Polling Places) will be open for voting from
6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 8, 2011. Two Richmond Voting Locations (Polling Places) will be changed for this election. Citizens living in Richmond Voting Precinct number 308 will vote at Richmond Public Schools Linwood Holton Elementary School, located at1600 West Laburnum Avenue. Citizens living in Richmond Voting Precinct number 814 will vote at the Richmond Public Schools Boushall Middle School, located at 3400 Hopkins Road. For information on individual Richmond Voting Locations, please call the Richmond Office of the Virginia General Registrar, at 804.646.5950.
Richmond citizens that are qualified to vote include residents who are citizens of the United States of America, 18 years of age, a resident of Richmond and the Richmond Voting Precinct where they are voting and meet the requirements prescribed in the Virginia Constitution. Any person who will be qualified with respect to age to vote (ie: will be 18 years old on the day of the election) shall be permitted to register and vote.
CONTACT For more information, please contact the Virginia Office of the Richmond General Registrar, at 804.646.5950 for more information.
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Steven R. Skinner, APR
Council Public Information Manager
RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL
OFFICE OF THE COUNCIL CHIEF OF STAFF
Richmond City Hall
900 E. Broad Street, Suite 305
Richmond, Virginia 23219
804.646.6052 (office)
804.335.4054 (mobile)
804.937.1386 (home/mobile)
804.646.5468 (fax)
steven.skinner@richmondgov.com (email)
www.council.richmondva.gov(website)
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MISSION The mission of Richmond City Council
is to represent citizens in creating and amending
local laws, providing government policy and
oversight, and approving the city budget.
VISION Richmond City Council is committed to
creating a vibrant community that is a great place
to live, work, learn, play, visit and raise a family.