Eligible voters within the city of Williamsburg can cast their ballots in-person on Nov. 3 at either the Community Building at 401 N. Boundary St. or Williamsburg United Methodist Church at 500 Jamestown Road.
City officials said because of the coronavirus, the city directed voters to a drive-thru polling location at the fire station on Lafayette Street for both the City Council and primary elections in May and June, respectively.
Worth noting: The fire station will not be used as a polling location on Nov. 3.
Voters will have their temperature checked before entering; face coverings and physical distancing will be required. Anyone who has a temperature of 100 degrees or higher will be asked to vote curbside, according to a news release from the city.
Handicap curbside voting will be available at both polling locations.
Polling hours on Election Day are 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Stryker Precinct – Community Building
- Voters will enter through the main door and exit through a separate door. Only 15 voters will be allowed in the Community Building at a time.
Matoaka Precinct – Williamsburg United Methodist Church
- Voters will enter through the parking lot entrance and exit through the hospitality room door. Only 20 voters will be allowed in church at a time.
Early voting
In-person early voting opened Sept. 18 and continues through the end of October. City voters can cast their ballots in the Registrar’s Office, which is in the Municipal Building at 401 Lafayette St., from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.
The office will be open two Saturdays this election season: Oct. 24 and 31, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. both days.
To vote curbside at the Municipal Building, call 757-220-6157. Absentee ballots can be returned to a dropbox outside the front doors of the Municipal Building or sent through the mail.
Ballots sent through the mail must be postmarked by Election Day, Nov. 3, 2020, and received no later than noon Friday, Nov. 6, 2020, city officials said.
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