Election Day In Herndon: When, Where To Vote

HERNDON, VA — Herndon residents will be heading to the polls Tuesday for the 2020 election. Many residents have already cast their vote, either through absentee ballots or early voting.

This year, Herndon voters will decide on races for president, U.S. House and U.S. Senate as well as state constitutional amendments, Fairfax County bond questions, and the Herndon Mayor and Town Council members.

Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Nov. 3. You can find your polling place at vote.elections.virginia.gov. Fairfax County also provides maps of precincts by supervisor district.

For absentee ballots returned by mail, they must be postmarked by Nov. 3 or delivered in person by 7 p.m. on Nov. 3. Drop boxes will be available at all polling places on Tuesday, from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

An acceptable form of identification is required to vote in person, but it no longer has to be a photo ID. Examples of accepted IDs include a Virginia driver's license or DMV-issued photo ID, U.S. passport, and copy of a utility bill, paycheck or other government document showing the voter's address.

What's on the Ballot

Sample ballots are now available for Fairfax County voters. Below are the candidates on the ballot and proposed Virginia constitutional amendments.

President and Vice President

• Joseph R. Biden, President and Kamala D. Harris, Vice President - Democrat
• Donald J. Trump, President and Michael R. Pence, Vice President - Republican
• Jo Jorgensen, President and Jeremy F. "Spike" Cohen, Vice President - Libertarian

Member, United States Senate

• Mark R. Warner - Democrat
• Daniel M. Gade - Republican

Member House of Representatives, 11th District

• Gerry E. "Gerry" Connolly - Democrat
• Manga A. Anantatmula - Republican

Herndon Mayor

• Sheila A. Olem
• Roland B. Taylor

Town Council

• Naila Alam
• Cesar A. del Aguila
• Pradip Dhakal
• Signe V. Friedrichs
• Clark A. Hedrick
• Stevan M. Porter
• Sean M. Regan
• Jasbinder Singh

Constitutional Amendment #1
Should the Constitution of Virginia be amended to establish a redistricting commission, consisting of eight members of the General Assembly and eight citizens of the Commonwealth, that is responsible for drawing the congressional and state legislative districts that will be subsequently voted on, but not changed by, the General Assembly and enacted without the Governor's involvement and to give the responsibility of drawing districts to the Supreme Court of Virginia if the redistricting commission fails to draw districts or the General Assembly fails to enact districts by certain deadlines?

Constitutional Amendment #2
Should an automobile or pickup truck that is owned and used primarily by or for a veteran of the United States armed forces or the Virginia National Guard who has a one hundred percent service connected, permanent, and total disability be free from state and local taxation?

Public library bonds
Shall Fairfax County, Virginia, contract a debt, borrow money, and issue bonds in addition to the public library facilities bonds previously authorized, in the maximum aggregate principal amount of $90,000,000 for the purpose of providing funds, with any other available funds, to finance the cost to provide public library facilities, including the construction, reconstruction, enlargement, and equipment of existing and additional library facilities and the acquisition of necessary land?

Transportation bonds
Shall Fairfax County, Virginia, contract a debt, borrow money, and issue bonds, in addition to the transportation improvements and facilities bonds previously authorized, in the maximum aggregate principal amount of $160,000,000 for the purpose of financing Fairfax County's share, under the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Compact, of the cost of constructing, reconstructing, improving, and acquiring transportation improvements and facilities, including capital costs of land, transit facilities, rolling stock, and equipment in the Washington metropolitan area?

Community health and human services bonds
Shall Fairfax County, Virginia, contract a debt, borrow money, and issue bonds, in addition to the human services facilities bonds previously authorized, in the maximum aggregate principal amount of $79,000,000 for the purpose of providing funds, with any other available funds, to finance the cost to provide community health and human services facilities, including the construction, reconstruction, enlargement, and equipment of existing and additional community health and human services facilities and the acquisition of necessary land?

Parks and parks facilities bonds
Shall Fairfax County, Virginia, contract a debt, borrow money, and issue bonds, in addition to the parks and park facilities bonds previously authorized, in the maximum aggregate principal amount of $112,000,000 for the following purposes: (i) $100,000,000 principal amount to finance the Fairfax County Park Authority's cost to acquire, construct, reconstruct, develop, and equip additional parks and park facilities, to preserve open-space land, and to develop and improve existing parks and park facilities; and (ii) $12,000,000 principal amount to finance Fairfax County's contribution to the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority to acquire, construct, reconstruct, develop, and equip parks and park facilities?

For more information, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/elections

Visit the Virginia Department of Elections website to access election results.

All candidates running in Herndon were invited to fill out a candidate questionnaire:

Herndon Mayor

• Meet The Candidate: Sheila A Olem For Herndon Mayor
• Meet The Candidate: Roland Taylor For Herndon Mayor

Herndon Town Council

• Meet The Candidate: Naila Alam For Herndon Town Council
• Meet The Candidate: Cesar del Aguila For Herndon Town Council
• Meet The Candidate: Signe Friedrichs For Herndon Town Council
• Meet The Candidate: Clark Hedrick For Herndon Town Council
• Meet The Candidate: Stevan Porter For Herndon Town Council
• Meet The Candidate: Sean Regan For Herndon Town Council
• Meet The Candidate: Jasbinder Singh For Herndon Town Council