Purpose

The Albemarle County Electoral Board is a three-member body established in accordance with Article II, Section 8 of the Constitution of Virginia and Section 24.2-106 of the Code of Virginia. The Electoral Board is responsible for the appointment of the General Registrar and for the administration of all federal, state, and local elections held within the locality. Electoral Board members serve three-year staggered terms, one term expiring at midnight on the last day of each year. Two Board members are of the political party that cast the highest number of votes in the last election for Governor and one member is of the party casting the second highest number. No three-year term is shortened to comply with the political party representation requirements.

As of January 1, 2026, the Board members are:

Upcoming Meetings

The Electoral Board usually meets once a month on the second Thursday of the month at 9:00 A.M., with more often meetings during the two months prior to each primary or general election.

The next scheduled meeting of the Electoral Board is 9:00AM on Thursday, July 9, 2026 at the 5th Street County Office Building, 1600 5th Street, Charlottesville, Room C.  The meeting agenda can be found here.  

PROVISIONAL BALLOT MEETING AND CANVASS OF RESULTS

  • Date: 11/06/2024 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM  

As required by law, the Albemarle County Electoral Board will convene a provisional ballot meeting at 12 noon, November 6, 2024 at the Albemarle County Office Building, 5th Street.  The purpose of the meeting is to determine the number of provisional ballots of each type in each precinct.  The adjudication of the validity of each ballot will not be considered at this time. This meeting is closed to the public but is open to (1) citizens who wish to defend the casting of their provisional ballots, and (2) one authorized representative of each party or independent candidate.

Upon conclusion of its provisional ballot meeting, and after a short break, the Electoral Board will convene the official Canvass of Results. The purpose of this meeting is to review the election results of each of the County’s precincts. This meeting is open to the public. The timing of the beginning of this meeting is uncertain, due to the uncertain time of conclusion of the provisional ballot meeting, but it will likely be in mid-late afternoon on November 6, 2024.

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Video recordings for the most recent Electoral Board meetings (when available) may be found here.