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LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS IS NON-PARTISAN.  AFTER MAY 2012, FALLS CHURCH CITY ELECTIONS WILL MOVE TO NOVEMBER.  LWVFC FACILITATES DISCUSSION ON ELECTION DATE CHANGE REFERENDUM.  FALLS CHURCH CITY REGISTRAR.  PREVIOUS VOTER'S GUIDES.

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS IS NON-PARTISAN

The League of Women Voters never supports or opposes candidates for office, or political parties. Any use of the League of Women Voters name in campaign advertising or literature has not been authorized by the League.

AFTER MAY 2012, FALLS CHURCH CITY ELECTIONS WILL MOVE TO NOVEMBER

On Tuesday, November 8, voters approved the change in date for local elections for Falls Church City Council and School Board from May to November, beginning in 2013. The City will hold one final local May election next year on May 1, 2012.

In addition, voters elected incumbent Democrat Richard L. Saslaw to the Virginia State Senate, incumbent Democrat James M. Scott to the House of Delegates, and Democrat Theo K. Stamos as the new Commonwealth's Attorney, serving Falls Church City and Arlington County. Please click here for the unofficial results of the November 8 General and Special Elections from the Virginia State Board of Elections.

LWVFC FACILITATES DISCUSSION ON ELECTION DATE CHANGE REFERENDUM

To help prepare voters for the referendum question on the November 8 ballot, the League of Women Voters of Falls Church produced a fact sheet outlining the pros and cons of holding local elections in May and November. In addition, the League held an informational meeting on this issue October 20 at the Falls Church Community Center. Speakers included Martha B. Brissette from the State Board of Elections, Renee Bergmann Andrews, Secretary of the Falls Church Electoral Board, and Bryan E. Polk, Vice Mayor of Manassas Park, a jurisdiction that in 2008 moved its local elections from May to November. Vice Mayor Polk's key points are available here. To view the complete forum, which was taped by FCC TV, please click here.

The Falls Church League of Women Voters initially studied the question of moving the City's municipal elections from May to November. To read the resulting report published in January 2001, please click here.

VOTER INFORMATION

To register to vote, please contact the Falls Church City Registrar here or call 703-248-5085.

The next scheduled election is the presidential primary on March 6, 2012, followed by a local election for Falls Church City Council and School Board on May 1, 2012. Please click here for a calendar of elections in Virginia through 2014.

VOTERS' GUIDE ARCHIVES

The League of Women Voters of Falls Church maintains an archive of previous voters' guides it has prepared to inform voters about their choices at the polls.

Fall 2011

Fall 2010

Spring 2010

Fall 2009

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