Election Day is Tuesday, November 3.
On the ballot will be seats on all three of Russell County’s town councils, the Ninth District’s seat in Congress and one of Virginia’s seats in the United States Senate.
Three proposed amendments to the Virginia Constitution will also be on the ballot.
In Cleveland, Mayor Linda Couch will be running for reelection unopposed.
Those seeking a seat on the Cleveland Town Council include Megan Chumbley, Ty Harris, Jeremiah “Tiny” Neal and Thomas Vance.
A three-way race for the mayor’s office will be on the ballot in Honaker. Mayor Jodi Eaton is being challenged by Earnest “Bubby” Short and Tommy Testerman.
Five candidates will be competing for three seats on the Honaker Town Council. They include Dewey “Benny” Chafin, Scott McGlothlin, Jennifer Short, Cathy Ray and Nancy Taylor.
Three seats will be contested on the Lebanon Town Council. Incumbents Nina Fields and Leonard Kegley will be running for reelection. Challengers include David Boyd, Carri Bradshaw and Andrew Mays.
Incumbent Democratic Sen. Mark Warner will be challenged by Republican Bert Mizusawa. Warner was first elected to the Senate in 2008.
Republican Congressman Morgan Griffith will be running for reelection against Democratic challenger Joy Powers. Griffith was first elected to Congress in 2010.
Three proposed constitutional amendments will also be on the ballot.
Question 1 asks: Should the Constitution of Virginia be amended to protect the freedom to make personal decisions about prenatal care, childbirth, postpartum care, birth control, abortion, miscarriage management, and fertility care; protect doctors, nurses, and patients from being punished for these decisions and allow for restrictions on access to abortion during the third trimester of pregnancy except when the patient’s health is at risk or the pregnancy cannot survive?
Question 2 asks: Should the Constitution of Virginia be amended to remove the ban on same-sex marriage; affirm that two adults may marry regardless of sex, gender, or race; and require all legally valid marriages to be treated equally under the law?
Question 3 asks: Should the Constitution of Virginia be amended to provide for the fundamental right to vote in the Commonwealth, to revise the qualifications of voters so that a person convicted of a felony is not entitled to vote during his period of incarceration but is automatically invested with the right to vote upon release from incarceration, and to update the existing prohibition on voting by persons found to be mentally incompetent to instead apply to persons who have been found to lack the capacity to understand the act of voting?
Early voting is still available at the Russell County Office of Voter Registration and Elections from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. The final day to vote early is October 31. The office will be open from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Absentee ballots must be postmarked on or before November 3. Drop-off for mailed ballots is available during regular business hours at the Russell County Office of Voter Registration and Elections.
The polls will open on Election Day at 6 a.m. and will close at 7 p.m.
All voters will be asked to show one form of identification.
