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Getting out the vote in Goochland County  Published: November 03, 2008 BY AMY CONDRA .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) The end of the election is now only days away, but those last few hours might seem the longest. The polls in Goochland County are, according to the county’s registrar Frances Ragland, likely to be packed. Ragland expects that on Nov. 4, 90% of the county’s 15,158 registered voters will turn out to support their favorite candidates. And when they do, she says, they need to have their I.D., and their patience, ready. There will only be 38 voting machines available at the county’s eight polling locations, with an additional voting machine for the central absentee precinct. Although last spring the Registrar’s Office asked the State’s Board of Elections for additional machines, this request, which also went to local representatives in the General Assembly, was not granted. Early voting was also ruled out as an option to ease crowds at the polls. The one strategy election officials permitted was to split the poll book in Manakin—historically the county’s busiest precinct—into three. Ragland says that the book is now divided into the following sections: A-G, H-O, and P-Z. The best way for voters to get in and out of polls as quickly as possible is to know what to expect. Registration status Virginia residents can check their voter registration status in two ways: • By visiting http://www.sbe.virginia.gov and clicking on the “Check Voter Registration Status” link. • By calling 864-8901 or (800) 552-9745. Staff and volunteers answer phones at the Virginia State Board of Election Voter Registration Call Center from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. • By calling the Goochland County Registrar’s Office at 556-5803. Absentee voting If you know you will be unable to go to the polls on Election Day you can still submit an absentee ballot. Absentee applications may be completed in person (mailed or faxed applications were due Oct. 28) at the General Registrar’s office no later than Nov. 1. Applicants must list a qualifying reason for voting absentee. A voter who qualifies to vote by absentee ballot if they are unable to go to the polls on election day because of one of the following reasons: • Student – A student attending an educational institution or a spouse of a student attending an educational institution. If you have any questions about your registration status, absentee qualifications, or ballot issues - please call the Registrar’s Office at 556-5803 or stop by the office located at 1800 Sandy Hook Road, Goochland. Contact local parties Both the Goochland Republican Committee and the Goochland Democratic Committee are still seeking volunteers to help take county residents to the polls. The Goochland Democratic Committee is working with the Virginia Coordinated Campaign and the Obama Campaign for Change, and will hav all precincts staffed with poll greeters who will offer assistance to voters. Plans for election night activities are in the works. To volunteer contact: Lauren Brainerd, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 647-9382. The Goochland Republican Committee will offer assistance to voters, including transportation to polls, on election day. To contact the Goochland Republican Committee, call Chairman Ben Sloane or Nick Howard at 536.1180. President/Vice-President Republican Independent Green Libertarian Independent United States Senate Republican Libertarian House of Representatives, 7th district Republican Goochland County Polling Locations Hadensville Precinct Sandy Hook Precinct Centerville Precinct District 5
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