The State Board of Elections is reporting that polls are generally operating smoothly today as Virginia voters cast ballots for all 140 seats of the General Assembly and numerous local offices. The Board also says that most voters directly affected by redistricting appear to know their polling places have changed—although some have not initially understood how to get to their new polling locations.
There have been only isolated incidents of glitches across Virginia. There were some problems in Montgomery County today, where a poll worker was giving out wrong ballots to voters. The registrar there says he doesn’t know how many people may have cast ballots in the wrong races.
Isle of Wight had an operator error with the electronic pollbook and voting machines.
In Fairfax, some voters went to incorrect polling locations.
In Chesterfield, battery-operated equipment was used due to a few power problems. In Henrico County, 954 voters were not listed in 19 precincts, which then switched to paper pollbooks.
In Giles County, voters temporarily used paper ballots when a voting machine went down
The State Board reports turnout appears to be heavier in districts with competitive races. Four years ago in the last election for all General Assembly seats, the turnout was only about 30% statewide.
–Anne Marie Morgan
Virginia Public Radio 