Elections Information

Elections Information

Election Protection & Absentee voting

Election Protection Hotline and Absentee Voting Information

For information, go to http://www.lwv-va.org/files/elections/2013/SBE2013-May-06.pdf

Election Protection Hotline

Everyone with a question or concern about registration or voting can contact the hotline. Hotline volunteers answer and respond to a range of questions--from how and where to register, to where a polling location is, to clarifying voter ID requirements and obtaining an ID, to difficulties or electioneering at the polls. Additional information is on the website at http://www.866ourvote.org.

Election Protection hotlines include:

  • 1-866-OUR-VOTE (Administered by the Lawyers' Committee), which will be live starting on September 23rd during business hours 9:30 AM-5:30 PM Eastern, M-F Evening hours will be added closer to the election as volume increases (early-mid October) as well as weekends (mid-October). Voters can leave a message that will be returned within 1-2 business days
  • 1-888-VE-Y-VOTA (Administered by NALEO), live 8 AM-8 PM Pacific, M-F Bilingual (English and Spanish) Hours will expand closer to the election
  • 1-888-API-VOTE (Administered by AAJC & APIA Vote), which will be live on the November 3rd and 4th Assistance in Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Korean, Bengali (may add Urdu, Hindi and Tagalog) Voter can leave a message that will be returned

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The nonpartisan Election Protection coalition was formed to ensure that all voters have an equal opportunity to participate in the political process. Through its state of the art hotlines: 1-866-OUR-VOTE (administered by the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law) and 1-888-Ve-Y-Vota (administered by the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Education Fund), its website, and comprehensive voter protection field programs across the country, it provides Americans from coast to coast with comprehensive voter information and advice on how they can make sure their vote is counted. The coalition includes more than 100 local, state and national partners, including the League of Women Voters.

Absentee Voting

Registrar's Office:
825 Kemper Street Station Suite A
Lynchburg VA 24501
open Monday - Friday from 9:00am - 5:00pm
Email: registrar [at] lynchburgva.gov
General Registrar: Karen D. Patterson