By james art In Virginia, city councils are elected leaders charged with overseeing local city government. They have the power to set tax rates, make zoning decisions, control local emergency services and much more.
The Town of Gordonsville in Orange County has five council members and a mayor elected to a four-year term. There are two open council seats and three certified candidates running for them: Emily Mary Winkey, Mary S. “Sid” Black and Steven E. Irving II.
Winkie was first elected in 2012 and is the current deputy mayor. Irving serves on the Planning Commission and lost his bid for City Council in 2020.
Charlottesville Tomorrow developed a candidate questionnaire based on about 200 responses we received in a voter survey. None of the candidates responded to the requests to participate by answering these questions. Charlottesville Tomorrow attempted to contact them several times at the email addresses they provided when registering their candidacy. Irving’s registered email address bounced, so we also tried to contact him through the email address on the city’s website.
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Here are the main dates and deadlines related to this year’s election.
| March 5 | Super Tuesday! Both Republicans and Democrats hold primaries. You don’t have to be a member of a political party to vote in that party’s primary, but you can only vote in one of the primaries. Sections will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m |
| May 3 | Early voting begins for all remaining primaries. |
| May 28 | Deadline to register to vote or update existing registration for congressional primaries and local elections. |
| June 7 at 5 p.m | Deadline by which you can request that the main absentee or postal vote ballot be sent to you. |
| June 18 | Day of Congressional primaries, state and local races. |
| September 20 | Early voting begins for the November general election. |
| November 5 | Election day! |
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