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 Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 12:00 P.M. This will be the Provisional Ballot Meeting and Canvass of Results for the April 21, 2026 Special Election.  The meeting agenda can be found here.  

Electoral Board Meeting

Provisional Ballots Meeting and Canvass of Special Election Results

This is notice of two Electoral Board meetings which will occur in the same period of time but as separate meetings which are recessed and reconvened until adjourned during this interval.

The Provisional Ballots Meeting allows for deliberations and the presentation of evidence by a provisional voter for qualification purposes.    The Provisional Ballots Meeting will begin at 12:00noon on April 22.  The Canvass is the process of reviewing, confirming, and recording the official local results of each election.  The Canvass will be convened once the initial Provisional Ballots meeting is recessed on April 22. 

Attendance at the Provisional Ballots meeting is limited to only the following individuals:
- Persons who cast provisional ballots who wish to present evidence or request a one-day extension (while the person’s ballot is adjudicated).
- Legal counsel and representatives of the person who cast the provisional ballot (while the person’s ballot is adjudicated).
- One authorized representative of each political party or independent candidate in a general or special election or one authorized representative of each candidate in a primary election who is a qualified voter anywhere in the Commonwealth must be allowed to attend the provisional meeting but cannot participate in the process. Each such representative must present a written statement signed by the county or city party chair, the independent candidate, or the primary candidate as appropriate. Such chair or candidate may serve as his or her own representative and they may not be asked to submit a written statement authorizing himself or herself. If the representative presents the required documentation, the general registrar must permit them to observe the meeting.
- Appropriate staff and legal counsel of the electoral board.

The Canvass is open to the public, however, due to the protracted nature of this meeting, the facilities where the Electoral Board will meet, and the adjourning and reconvening as circumstances warrant, this meeting is not available for attendance by Zoom, only in-person.

These two meetings must complete before 10 calendar days have passed after a General election and within seven days of an election for primaries and special elections not held in November, and the provisional ballots meeting must complete before the canvass can complete.

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Video recordings for the most recent Electoral Board meetings (when available) may be found here.  Unintentionally, meetings on February 4 and March 2, 2026 were not recorded.