Primary to be Held June 9
April 30, 2009 • By The Breeze,
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Three Democrats hope to be governor, while just one Republican will run in the primary
The primary elections for the state of Virginia will be held on June 9. Voters will decide which Republican and which Democrat will run for each of three positions: governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general.
For governor, the Democrats will have to decide between Terry McAuliffe, Brian Moran and Creigh Deeds. The Republican candidate for governor, Bob McDonnell, is unopposed.
McAuliffe is an entrepreneur from Fairfax County. Moran, a former prosecutor, served in the House of Representatives for 12 years. Deeds has been a state senator for the past eight years
For the position of lieutenant governor, the Democratic candidates are Jon Bowerbank, Michael Signer and Jody Wagner. The Republican candidates are Patrick Muldoon and incumbent Bill Bolling.
For the position of attorney general, Democrat Steve Shannon is running unopposed. The Republicans have a race between Ken Cuccinelli and Dave Foster.
— Staff Reports
Registrar advises students to prepare absentee ballots, address changes before summer break
The last day to register to vote in the Virginia primaries or request a change of address for voting is Monday, May 11.
Since many people change residences over the summer, Harrisonburg’s registrar Debbie Logan wants to be sure they still keep their records up-to-date.
Also, anyone who is registered to vote, but will not be in Harrisonburg, can request an absentee ballot from the registrar.
The Virginia primaries take place June 9 and anyone registered to vote in Virginia is eligible to vote regardless of party registration.
Students can get the form at the registrar’s office, online or on campus. The form must be mailed in or brought into the office since it requires a signature.
Students can download a voter registration form (the same form for a change of address request) from www.sbe.virginia.gov,
The registrar office is located at 345 South Main St.
Logan also said that in the fall, the registrar’s office will have two people on campus at least three days a week to answer any students’ questions, help them register or help them contact their hometown’s registrar to receive absentee ballots.
Also, since there was confusion at some campuses last fall about what constitutes a residence, Virginia is in the process of regulating the definition of a residence so it is done the same way throughout the state.
— Staff Reports
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Your report seems to indicate that voting for the Republican nominations for Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General will occur on June 9th. This is NOT the case. The Republican Party of Virginia will nominate its candidates for these offices (and elect a new party chairman) on May 29th and 30th at its state convention in Richmond, Virginia. In order to participate in this process, individuals need to have been elected as delegates from their locality. As the deadline for localities to hold these elections was April 1st, these delegates are locked in and no more can be elected. Interested individuals may, however, register to be guests for $10. For more information on the convention visit http://www.rpv.org/events/page/2009-republican-state-convention