Resources for Petitions
Before we can vote on candidates this fall, they’ve got to make it onto the ballot. This means gathering signatures, which is a complicated process as we’re all trying to say safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fortunately, Virginia is now allowing candidates to gather signatures digitally.
We have the Virginia Young Democrats to thank for compiling a comprehensive list of petitions that you can access to discover how you can help and get all the resources you need to collect legal, legitimate signatures for your Governor, Lt. Governor, and Attorney General candidate of choice. Visit VAYD.org/petitions.
Notice a few positions missing from the list above? That’s right, candidates for the Board of Supervisors and School Board still need to collect in-person signatures. With elections this year in the Jack Jouett, Rio, and Samuel Miller districts, we need to make sure that candidates get on the ballot! So we’re making it as easy and safe as possible to add your name to the necessary petitions—and do some good for our community in the process.
We’re hosting a drive-through petition signature event on Saturday, March 6, from 9 a.m.–11 a.m., at the 1 Morton Drive Building right next to the Bodo’s on Emmet Street. The City Dems will be joining us, but we will have separate lines to make sure everyone is signing the correct petition. You will be able to drive up, sign petitions—please bring your own pen—and drop off contributions to our ongoing Toiletries Drive. The goods collected will go to the Piedmont Housing Alliance and the Charlottesville Housing and Redevelopment Authority for distribution.
Some of the most needed items for the Toiletries Drive are:
- Toilet paper
- Soap
- Shampoo and conditioner
- Toothbrushes and toothpaste
- Clorox wipes
- Disinfecting sprays
