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Absentee Voting on Pace to Break Records

Published November 4, 2011 at 10:30AM | Updated November 4, 2011 at 11:10AM

So far, 1,227 votes have been counted, with 1,186 of those being from domestic absentee voters. At this same time in 2007, only 913 domestic absentee ballots had been cast. Arlington County Treasurer Frank O’Leary predicts that by election day, 1,827 absentee ballots will have been cast. That would be a record number, and would likely mean a record number of overall voters.

O’Leary says absentee votes have been disproportionately high from voters in the 31st Senate District, with the heated race between Democrat Barbara Favola and Republican Caren Merrick. It has provided more than 64% of the absentee votes so far.

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Absentee Voting Going on Now

By Katie Pyzyk

Published October 28, 2011 at 10:45AM

Meanwhile, the deadline to request a mailed absentee ballot is fast approaching. All requests for an absentee ballot have to be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 1. In order to be counted, the completed ballots have to be received by 7:00 p.m. on election day.

Below is the schedule for in-person absentee voting at the Arlington County Courthouse (2100 Clarendon Blvd., Suite 320):

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Election Goes on Despite Earthquake

By ARLnow.com

Published August 23, 2011 at 5:56PM

Voting in Arlington is proceeding as normal, despite today’s earthquake.

All voting centers are open, according to county elections officials, but voting has been moved outside at the George Mason University voting center due to the university’s decision to close all of its buildings. Some voting centers were briefly evacuated after the quake, but polls will close at 7:00 p.m. as scheduled.

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Computer Glitch Blamed for Erroneous Voter Registration Cards

By ARLnow.com

Published August 5, 2011 at 4:38PM

Arlington County Registrar Linda Lindberg said the erroneous cards were sent to voters in 3-4 precincts before county employees realized the mistakes, which included outdated precinct information (as a result of this year’s redistricting process) and incorrect polling place addresses. The mistakes were the result of a computer that was improperly programmed, Lindberg said.

Voters receiving a second mailing will get a new voter registration card and a letter explaining the errors. Adding to the confusion is the fact that many of the initially-mailed voter registration cards actually contained no incorrect information. An unknown number of the first batch of mailings did contain errors, however, so the entire batch is being sent again.

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Keira Moran Needs Your Vote

By ARLnow.com

Published June 30, 2011 at 9:49AM | Updated June 30, 2011 at 10:42AM

Rep. Jim Moran isn’t the only member of the Moran family who’s courting your vote. Keira Moran, the congressman’s granddaughter, needs your help to win an national songwriting contest.

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Winner of County Vehicle Decal Contest Announced

By ARLnow.com

Published February 15, 2011 at 3:34PM

Out of the four design finalists, Wakefield High School student Maya Giacobbe was named the winner for her design, “Hume, Sweet Hume.”

Giacobbe said she chose to design a decal featuring Arlington’s Hume School — the present-day home of the Arlington Historical Society — because “it was one of the first schools in Arlington.”

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Voting Begins for Vehicle Decal Design Contest

By ARLnow.com

Published January 13, 2011 at 3:07PM | Updated January 13, 2011 at 3:31PM

Voting has just begun for the county’s 2011-2012 vehicle decal design competition.

Arlington residents will be able to vote for one of four designs selected for the competition. Each design was created by an Arlington high school student.

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Foreign Visitors Flock to Arlington for Elections

By ARLnow.com

Published November 4, 2010 at 9:52AM

As it does nearly every election day, Arlington played host to foreign media outlets and to foreign officials interested in learning more about the American election process.

Television news crews from France, Japan, the Netherlands, Sweden, China, Australia and the UK all brought cameras to Arlington polling places throughout the course of the day.

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Google Leads Voters Astray

By ARLnow.com

Published November 4, 2010 at 9:21AM

Virginia Square resident Charlie Fitzpatick tells Fast Company magazine that a Google service intended to assist voters directed him to a location in Courthouse, almost a mile away from where he was supposed to be voting.

A text message service intended to provide polling place information also provided misinformation on election day, Fast Company reports.

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Dems Sweep, Bonds Pass as Arlington Remains Deep Blue

By ARLnow.com

Published November 3, 2010 at 8:59AM | Updated November 3, 2010 at 9:19AM

Congressman Jim Moran, county board member Chris Zimmerman and school board member Sally Baird were all re-elected. All four proposed county bond issues, each supported by the Democrats, passed. No bond received less than 62 percent of the vote.

At the Democrat’s victory party in the Westin hotel in Ballston, Moran declared victory early, but tempered his remarks with a warning about challenges that lie ahead for the party.

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Live Election Updates

By ARLnow.com

Published November 2, 2010 at 8:50PM | Updated November 2, 2010 at 10:28PM

(Updated at 10:25 p.m.)

Republican Mark Kelly won three Arlington precincts, out of 51, in his race against incumbent county board member Chris Zimmerman.

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Police Called on GOP Volunteer at Patrick Henry Elementary

By ARLnow.com

Published November 2, 2010 at 7:44PM

Election officials called police when a Republican precinct captain became unruly outside Patrick Henry Elementary School in Arlington Heights this afternoon.

The man, a local resident named John Moroz, Jr., said he was passing out voting guides outside the school — as he has done every year since 1998 — when a voter directed profane language at him for being a Republican.