Office of Elections & Voter Registration

  The Powhatan County Office of Elections & Voter Registration is open from 
9 AM to 5 PM, Monday through Friday.  
The office closes on all state and federal holidays. 

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER TO VOTE OR TO UPDATE YOUR REGISTRATION!

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CLICK HERE TO VOTE-BY-MAIL (Formerly known as "Absentee")

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upcoming-elections

Powhatan County will NOT be having a Primary Election in June 2022.   

Virginia's Democratic Party Primary for the U.S House of Representatives, 5th Congressional District, has been cancelled.  Virginia's Republican Party held the 5th Congressional District Convention on May 21st.  

Powhatan County's next election will take place on November 8, 2022.     

The 2022 November General Election ballots will list candidates running for...                                               -U.S. Representative (5th Congressional District)                                                              -School Board Member (District 1 ONLY)                                           -Commonwealth's Attorney (Countywide)

*Anyone interested in running for the positions of School Board Member in District 1 or for Commonwealth's Attorney should contact the Director of Elections to pick-up a candidate packet.  Interested candidates must qualify by 5 PM on August 19, 2022.  

Any ballot that was formally requested via an application to be mailed to the voter can be marked and then returned to our office either by a postal service or returned in-person, 24-7, via use of the ballot drop box pictured below.  Only ballots delivered by the voter himself/herself can be hand delivered in-person to the Registrar in the Office of Elections.

Ballot Drop Box 3

The Powhatan County Office of Elections is located in the Village Building, Lower Level (3910 Old Buckingham Road, Suite E).
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​Office Hours are 9 AM - 5 PM,
Monday - Friday (closed on holidays)

The office is most easily accessible from the left side door as facing. There is an ADA accessible ramp in the front of the building.

Please contact the Office of Elections for directions or for questions about the upcoming election, absentee voting, and voter registration status at (804) 598-5604 or by e-mailing Karen Alexander (Voter Registrar) at kalexander@powhatanva.gov; 
Kristin Martinez (Deputy Registrar)at 
kmartinez@powhatanva.gov; or Susan Cooper (Absentee Coordinator) at scopper@powhatanva.gov

Election District Map

Election Map 2022