Early voting began in Chesterfield County on March 6 for Virginia’s April 21 special election. The main issue on the ballot is a proposed amendment to the state constitution that would permit congressional redistricting outside of the regular 10-year census cycle.
Chesterfield voters can participate in early in-person voting or use absentee by-mail drop boxes at Central Library, located at 7051 Lucy Corr Blvd. Voting hours are Monday through Friday from March 6 to April 17, between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., as well as Saturday, April 11 and April 18 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, April 12 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
A second early voting site will open at North Courthouse Road Library, 325 Courthouse Road, starting Friday, April 10 at 9 a.m. Voting there will be available Monday through Friday from April 13-17 between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., with weekend hours matching those at Central Library.
Absentee by-mail drop boxes are also accessible at the General Registrar’s Office, located at 9848 Lori Road. Hours for this location are Monday through Friday from March 6 to April 20, between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.; Saturday, April 11 and April 18 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday, April 12 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
On Election Day itself—Tuesday, April 21—absentee by-mail drop boxes will be available at all regular polling places as well as the General Registrar’s Office from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
For more information about the special election, visit the registrar’s webpage.
Chesterfield County Public Schools District enrolled over sixty-four thousand students during the most recent school year, making it the only school district in Chesterfield County (https://www.doe.virginia.gov/home). Thomas Dale High School had the highest enrollment among local schools with more than two thousand five hundred students (https://www.doe.virginia.gov/home). The largest ethnic group was white students, who made up forty-three percent of total enrollment; Black students accounted for just over twenty-six percent (https://www.doe.virginia.gov/home). Overall student numbers increased slightly compared to last year (https://www.doe.virginia.gov/home). Among pre-kindergarten programs, Chester Early Childhood Learning Academy had the largest number of enrollees (https://www.doe.virginia.gov/home), while Old Hundred Elementary School led in kindergarten enrollment (https://www.doe.virginia.gov/home).
