General Elections - General elections fill offices for elections regularly scheduled by law. Primary elections do not fill any offices. In Dual or Multiple Primaries, two or more parties' primaries are held on the same day. Virginia law permits a voter to vote in either primary, but in only one held on the same day.
What voting system does Virginia use?
There are two general types of voting equipment approved for use in state of Virginia. They are optical/digital scan machines and existing DREs. formatted for the purpose of being scanned, similar to feeding a document into a fax machine.
How are presidential elections decided?
In other U.S. elections, candidates are elected directly by popular vote. But the president and vice president are not elected directly by citizens. Instead, they're chosen by “electors” through a process called the Electoral College. It was a compromise between a popular vote by citizens and a vote in Congress.
How are electors chosen Virginia?
In these elections, Virginia chose presidential electors by popular vote. The state was divided into electoral districts. The voters in each district selected one presidential elector, who was then certified to the governor by the sheriffs of the counties comprising that district.
How many electors does each state have in the Electoral College?
State Number of Electoral Votes for Each State For Vice-President
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New York 29 29
North Carolina 15 -
North Dakota 3 -
Ohio 18 -