A Busy First Day of Early Voting in the Fredericksburg Region
By Adele Uphaus
MANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT
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The first day of early voting in the November general election was “crazy,” local registrars told the Advance.
“My rough estimate is a million,” Stafford County registrar Anna Hash told the Advance in a tongue-in-cheek email, when asked midway through the day how many people had voted.
The final total of votes cast by the day was 1,380, Hash said.
Jessica Atkinson, general registrar and director of elections for the City of Fredericksburg, said there was a line at 8 a.m. and that by 11 a.m., more than 100 people had cast ballots.
“CRAZY DAY!” wrote Kellie Acors, Spotsylvania County registrar, in an email at 1:30 p.m. “We’re at 850 now — my estimate was 1,500-2,000 — so we’ll see!”
In King George, registrar Lorrie Gump said 323 people had voted as of 2:55 p.m.
Early voting started on Friday, September 20, and will continue on weekdays through Friday, November 2. There are two early voting Saturdays—October 26 and November 2.
Election Day is Tuesday, November 5.
Below are the early voting locations and links to voting information in the five local jurisdictions:
In Stafford: Registrar’s Office, 124 Old Potomac Church Road, Suite 205.
In Spotsylvania: Lee Hill 1 Building, 10300 Spotsylvania Ave, Suite 101. (Note: This is a satellite location, not the registrar’s office.)
In Fredericksburg: Registrar’s Office, 601 Caroline Street, Suite 500.
In Caroline: Registrar’s Office, rear of 212 North Main Street, Bowling Green.
In King George: Registrar’s Office, 10459 Courthouse Drive, Suite 102.
This story has been updated to include the total number of votes cast in Stafford at the end of the day on Friday.
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