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As the June 8 Democratic primary approaches in Arlington, the voter registration deadline is Monday, May 17. The primary will feature races for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, House of Delegates and Arlington County Board. (Shutterstock)
ARLINGTON, VA As the June 8 Democratic primary approaches in Arlington, the voter registration deadline is Monday, May 17.
The primary will feature races for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, House of Delegates and Arlington County Board. Voters in the 45th and 49th House Districts will vote in the primary, but there will be no primary for the 47th and 48th House Districts. The Republican Party of Virginia determined nominees for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general through a convention.
Elizabeth R. Guzman withdrew from the Lieutenant Governor race.
The two candidates running in the democratic primaries for Attorney General are Jarrauld C. Jay Jones and incumbent Mark R. Herring.
The deadline to register to vote in the primaries is May 17, 2021.
The deadline to request absentee ballot by mail is May 28 and the deadline to vote absentee in-person is June 5.
Augusta County Details
Augusta County will be holding the Democratic primary and the Republican primary for the Virginia House of Delegates for District 24 on June 8th.
The two candidates running in the Republican primary for 24th District Delegate are incumbent Ronnie Campbell and Mark Reed.
The 2021 election season in Virginia has begun, with in-person primary voting underway.
They are mostly Democratic primaries this year; most of the Republican races will be decided in a series of remote conventions May 8, although there will be a few GOP races on the ballot.
Most of the changes to voting in Virginia adopted last year due to the pandemic are still in place, but there are a few differences. Here’s what you need to know.
In-person voting
Voting started April 23; the final day of voting, primary day, is June 8. Polls that day will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. If you are in line at 7 p.m., you will get to vote. If you are voting in-person before June 8, the hours vary. Check below for your county, city or town.
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Virginia House kills bill requiring hazard pay for essential employees (Source: wvir) By Cameron Jones | Capital News Service | February 3, 2021 at 6:28 PM EST - Updated February 3 at 7:11 PM
RICHMOND, Va. (CAPITAL NEWS SERVICE) - Lawmakers unanimously shot down legislation this week that would have required employers to provide hazard pay to essential employees and provide protective equipment in the event of a stay-at-home order.
Del. Hala S. Ayala, D-Woodbridge, said she introduced House Bill 2015 to help protect and further compensate employees required to work during a shelter-in-place or stay-at-home order.
The measure required that employers authorized to remain open must pay 1.5 times the regular rate of pay for hours worked during a stay-at-home or shelter-in-place order. Employers who failed to comply with the bill would be subject to civil penalties not exceeding $1,000 for each violation. A substitute for the bill defined essential employees as health care, hom