Who is looking at moving their election days? A lot more areas than just Christiansburg. Here are some of the reasons pro/con from other jurisdictions in Virginia and across the nation.
Who is looking at moving their election days? A lot more areas than just Christiansburg. Here are some of the reasons pro/con from other jurisdictions in Virginia and across the nation.
Some data from the registrars office concerning Christiansburg elections give an example of why it is important to register to vote and to vote. Voter information is available at the League of Women Voters of Montgomery County VA's website and at the Voter Registrar website.
Election time is coming quickly. Do you know who the candidates are and how they plan on dealing with issues important to your community? Remember all elections are local! Your vote at any level WILL affect your community. League of Women Voters of Montgomery County can help.
Afraid to speak up at a Town Hall Meeting? Well, there are other option. Contact your elected officials via telephone, email, or regular mail. Then, once you have given them a change, communicate silently in that voting booth. Whatever your opinion, it doesn't do much good if you don't share it!
How easy it is to find out how well elected officials perform their duties (foremost of which is representing the citizens, not special interest groups, not their own values) now that we have the internet sources available.
Christiansburg would differentiate between a Capital Improvement Plan and a Capital Improvement Program but I simply cannot find where those two are different in the State Code. Any land use attorneys out there want to help out?
What would you like to ask those candidates running for office in November? Now is the time to start thinking about that, after all candidate forums, debates, 4th of July events are all just around the corner...speaking of forums...did you hear about a very special forum that is coming this year?
A few months and several hundred hours of work ago, I asked myself "What does Town Council get in the packets they receive at the beginning of each meeting. One of the things that I found to be MOST interesting were two documents: 1) Bills to Pay for the month & 2) Bills Paid...
I was able to confirm this week that the referendum allowing the voters of Christiansburg to decide if WE want to keep town elections in May or if WE want them to be held in November of 2 even years (along with State elections) is on the ballot for the November 2009 election.