Electoral Board

Office Hours:
Monday - Friday
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Phone: (804) 646-5956
Fax: (804) 646-7848
Email: [email protected]
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Address:
2134 West Laburnum Avenue
Richmond, Virginia 23227

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 61037
Richmond, Virginia 23261

Public Notice

City of Richmond Electoral Board Meeting

The City of Richmond Electoral Board will be holding an Emergency Electoral Board meeting this Sunday, January 4th, 2026 @ 1:00 pm.

If you wish to speak, please email [email protected] no later than 4:00 pm on Saturday, January 3rd, 2026. Please submit your request with your name and the topic you wish to address.

Meeting Agenda

Electoral Board Meeting – Kickoff of Post-Election Canvass

The Electoral Board will meet on Wednesday, January 7th to officially begin the post-election canvass. This important process ensures that every vote is accurately counted and certified in accordance with Virginia law.

What is the Canvass?
The canvass is the period following an election when results are reviewed, verified, and finalized. This includes checking vote totals, examining any discrepancies, and addressing provisional ballots.

Schedule for January 7th:

Morning Session: Opening of the post-election canvass.
12:00 PM Provisional Ballot Meeting: This meeting will immediately go into recess so that staff can research and review the provisional ballots received. No decisions will be made during this session; it is strictly for preparation.

The canvass is open to the public, and updates will be posted as the process continues.

Meeting Agenda

Public Notice

The functionality testing of the electronic pollbook equipment will begin on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, at 11:30 a.m.

The City of Richmond Electoral Board will complete the certification of the electronic pollbook equipment on Sunday, January 4, 2025, at 11:00 a.m.


C. Starlet Stevens, Board Secretary	Bill Pantele, Board Chair	Joyce K. Smith, Board Vice Chair

About Us

The responsibilities of the Electoral Board include overseeing the administration of every election; appointing the General Registrar/Director of Elections; approving the appointment of poll workers; organizing election procedures and policies; overseeing the printing of ballots for each election; overseeing the canvass and the certifying of results after each election.

Two members of the electoral board represent the political party that received the highest number of votes in the last preceding gubernatorial election. The third member of the electoral board represents the party that received the next highest number of votes. Electoral board representation regularly changes as the terms of incumbent members expire and new appointments are made, or when an interim appointment is necessary for an unexpired term.

Electoral board members serve three-year terms and are appointed to staggered terms, one to expire at midnight on the last day of December each year. Every year, one member of the electoral board is appointed (or re-appointed) for a three-year term beginning on January 1 of the following year. Three years after the appointment, the term expires at midnight on the last day of December. Members can serve an unlimited number of terms.

The electoral board is a public body under FOIA. Therefore, all electoral board meetings are open to the public. The only exception is to hold a “closed” meeting, the circumstances for which must be explicitly stated.

Current Board Members	Position	Party	Start/End Date
C. Starlet Stevens	Chair	Republican	01/01/2025 - 12/31/2027
Katherine Maxwell	Vice Chair	Republican	10/22/2024 – 12/31/2025
Joyce K. Smith	Secretary	Democratic	01/01/2024 – 12/31/2026