Saturday, November 10, 2012
Supervisors chairman says group should look at long waiting times at polling spots, recommend ways to improve.
Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chair Sharon Bulova says she will recommend a commission to look ways to improve the county's efficiency on Election Day. Bulova says she was concerned about long lines, wait times and other voting issues. Voter turnout for the 2012 election in Fairfax County was 80.5 percent. In the last presidential election, the turnout was 78.7 percent (with 72,501 fewer registered voters than today), county officials said. Meanwhile, absentee voting in the county was down 2.7 percent from 2008. Lines and waits varied widely in Fairfax County. In Reston, reported waits varied from a minute to about 30 minutes at peak time in the morning. Bulova says she waited just 20 minutes at Villa precinct Tuesday morning at …
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Oakton voters favor Democrats for statewide races, re-elect two congressman
Oakton voters followed the state and nation Tuesday, favoring Democrats in races for the presidency and U.S. Senate. Voters from the five precincts that serve most of Oakton's residents chose to re-elect President Barack Obama and send former Gov. Tim Kaine to the U.S. Senate, both of whom earned the overall votes in those races. In both 2008 and 2012, Obama earned about 52 percent of Oakton's votes. Oakton voters also held steady in their rejection of former Gov. George Allen as a U.S. Senator. Six years ago, the area chose the eventual winner, Jim Webb, with about 54 percent of the vote. In 2012, Oakton picked Kaine with nearly 55 percent of votes cast. Unlike two years ago, Oakton showed confidence in the incumbent of the 11th district…
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
A look at five precincts that serve Oakton voters
Virginia is expected to be split down the middle in both the races for president and U.S. Senate. But are you and your neighbors just as politically divided? Check out our precinct-by-precinct analysis to see how Oakton votes compared with the rest of the county and state. The majority of Oakton voters attend five precincts, though some Oakton residents do attend others. For our analysis, we've looked at the five major ones and how they voted in the races for president, Senate and U.S. House of Representatives in 2012: Here are the results for each race as of 10:45 p.m.: President U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives 10th District 11th District Oakton Patch will update these results throughout the night. Get daily and breaking news …
A look at the day around Northern Virginia and in Richmond.
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Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Voters across Northern Virginia headed to the polls Tuesday and Patch was there to capture every moment. After the polls closed, supporters gathered across the area to await results. Supporters of Tim Kaine and George Allen gathered Tuesday night in Richmond, along with many volunteers from the state's Barack Obama and Mitt Romney offices. Did you take photos today? Upload them here! Otherwise click through the gallery in the media player above to see what we captured.
Voters at Oakton precincts talk about the issues that prompted them to cast their ballots
Nisha Dey voted in a presidential election for the first time today, continuing a family tradition of making one's voice heard through the power of the ballot. The 19-year-old Northern Virginia Community College student joined her mother, Surita, at the Oakton High School precinct, excited to have exercised her right to vote for the first time — and acknowledging her civic-minded parents likely would have nudged her to head to the polls if she had not decided to go on her own. "I want my opinion to count, obviously," Nisha Dey said. "And I just kept seeing voter registration everywhere I went, even on campus, so I just thought,'Why not?'" With Virginia considered a toss-up this year, the Deys felt the pressure to help swing the election to…
The bonds passed with majorities of about 70 percent or more.
Fairfax County residents voted to approve all four bond referenda on the Tuesday's ballot by wide margins. Final unofficials results from the Virginia State Board of Elections show that about 70 percent of county voters approved of a $25 million bond that will go towards the construction of a new library in Reston and the renovations of three more within the county. More than 72 percent of voted approved of a $75 million bond that will used to fund widespread improvements to a number of county parks. Nearly 75 percent of county voters also said "yes" to a $55 million public safety bond that will fund new facilities for the county's fire department and renovations in the county courthouse. And about 78 percent of voters approved of a $30 …
Patch will bring you updates throughout Election Day as two former Virginia governors face off for an open Senate seat.
The U.S. Senate race in Virginia lived up to its reputation going into Tuesday's election, as being a tight race between two former governors. Final unofficial results around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday showed Tim Kaine with 51.89 percent of the state vote to Republican challenger George Allen's 47.92 percent of the vote across Virginia. Kaine won by comfortable margins in Northern Virginia jurisdictions, defeating Allen 71.40 percent to 28.42 percent in Falls Church; 60.53 percent to 39.01 percent in Fairfax County; and 65.83 to 33.86 percent in Arlington County, according to the State Board of Elections. As of 1:33 a.m. Wednesday, all precincts in the state had reported their results. Update 11:21 p.m.: Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell congratulated …
Changes to eminent domain and veto session scheduling pass by wide margins.
Virginia residents voted to pass two amendments to the Virginia Constitution when they went out to the polls Tuesday. About 75 percent of voters, more than 2.3 million people, voted "yes" to amending the state's eminent domain policies. The measure will prohibit local governments from using eminent domain for economic development and job creation. The measure was a bit less popular in localities such as Fairfax County, where 62 percent of voters decided to pass the amendment. Question 2, which will allow the General Assembly to postpone its veto session in the event of scheduling conflicts of religious holidays, was much more popular. About 82 percent of voters, or 2.6 million people, said yes to the amendment. Update (12:05 a.m. Nov. 7, …
Did redistricting change your polling place? You can find out online.
It's Election Day, and some Oakton voters may want to check their Voter Cards to make sure they know where to vote. In addition to checking Voter Cards, those expecting to vote can check their precinct and location on the Virginia Election and Registration Information System. Or call 703-777-0380. It never hurts to be sure. You can verify your voter registration here. After you vote, check back because Patch will have election updates. Get daily and breaking news email updates from Oakton Patch by signing up for newsletters here. Or follow Oakton Patch on Twitter and Facebook.
Stay tuned to Patch for updates from the polls and results as incumbent Frank Wolf (R) faces challenger Kristin Cabral (D) and Kevin Chisholm (I).
By Lauren Jost As of 9:26 a.m. Wednesday, 194 of 195 precincts in the 10th Congressional District had reported their results. Rep. Frank Wolf has 58.63 percent of the vote, Kristin Cabral has 38.47 percent of the vote and Kevin Chisholm has 2.77 percent of the vote. Update: 12:42 a.m.: In the 10th Congressional District, 189 of 195 of the precincts had reported their final unofficial results, according to Virginia State Board of Election results. Rep. Frank Wolf took 56.19 percent of the vote in Loudoun County and 52.25 percent of the vote in the City of Manassas. Democratic candidate Kristin Cabral had 51.39 percent of the vote in Manassas Park, according to the SBE. In Fairfax County, 49 of 51 precincts had reported their 10th …
Carol Lewis
9:12 am on Saturday, November 17, 2012
I don't know if Ms Bulova will read this article, but I hope she includes changes in voting for disabled persons. I handed out pamphlets at the Vienna Community Center. The sign with the phone number for curbside voting was posted on the front door, which is recessed, barely visible from the curb and blocked by the line of voters. Several people told me that they could walk but couldn't stand in … more ›