Democrats can begin casting ballots in Virginiaâs June primary election this Friday, as early voting begins throughout the commonwealth.
The primary election will select Democratic nominees for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general ahead of November s election.Â
The Republican Party will pick its nominees for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general at a May 8 convention, using remote voting sites across the state.
But the Stafford GOP will use the June 8 primary to select a nominee for Aquia District supervisor, so early voting in that race also begins Friday. Republicans will choose between current Supervisor Cindy Shelton and former Supervisor Paul Milde to be the party s nominee to represent the Aquia District on the Board of Supervisors.Â
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Stafford residents face tax hike, county government outlines priorities
Updated at March 11, 2021 - Uriah Kiser
Just as coronavirus numbers are starting to fall, taxes in Stafford County could be going up.
Homeowners face a 4% increase to their property taxes under county administrator Fred Presley’s proposed budget for the fiscal year 2022.
A homeowner with a house valued about $325,000–the county’s median home value–would see their tax bill increase about $130, creating an average tax bill of $3,287.
Presley proposes hiking the tax rate to the pre-pandemic level of $1.01 per $100 of the assessed home value, up from 97 cents. Supervisors dropped the rate last year at the onset of the pandemic.