Voters To Choose Perry Or Shin To Represent Herndon Area In VA House Of Delegates

HERNDON, VA — Voters in Herndon will be heading to the polls Tuesday to cast their votes in the statewide general election.

Voters will decide who will be the next governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and their representative to the House of Delegates in the Virginia General Assembly. Fairfax County voters will also have a $360 million public school bond ballot question.

Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Nov. 2. You can find your polling place and check your registration status at vote.elections.virginia.gov. Fairfax County also provides maps of precincts by supervisor district.

All voters wishing to cast a ballot in-person will be asked to provide one form of identification or sign a statement affirming your identity. A full list of acceptable forms of identification is available on the Virginia Department of Elections website.

Early voting in Virginia ended on Saturday, but individuals who requested absentee ballots from the Virginia Department of Elections online portal may be drop off their ballots at a drop box at any voting site during voting hours, and a secure 24/7 drop box is located outside the Fairfax County Government Center.

While the witness signature requirement was exempted earlier in the pandemic, it is again legally required for the November 2021 election and future elections in Virginia. Voters must sign the return envelope and include a witness signature with the completed ballot.

Mail-in ballots must be returned by 5 p.m. on Nov. 2 in person or be postmarked by Nov. 2 and received by noon on Nov. 5.

What's on the ballot

All ballots will contain races for governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general. The Virginia House of Delegates race will depend on which district you live in. A full list of sample ballots is available on the Fairfax County Office of Elections website.

After defeating incumbent Del. Ibraheem Samirah in the 86th District's Democratic primary in June, Irene Shin is facing Republican Julie Perry in Tuesday's general election.

When asked why she was seeking elective office, Perry, who is a public school teacher, said: "I'm running because state education policies coming from the state Department of Education, which are backed by the Democrat Party majority in the General Assembly, do not reflect the values of the Virginia's localities."

Shin, who is the executive director of a non-profit focused on civic engagement, said she was running because she wanted to make government accessible to all.

"I've seen time and time again how lives can be changed for the better when government is responsive and effective to the needs of a community," she said. "I will always work to ensure that our government represents all Virginians, no matter their background, and champion working family policies to take care of the people who most need it."

Here are the ballots for voters in the 86th District, which covers Herndon, Oak Hill and Chantilly in Fairfax County and parts of Loudoun County:

Governor

• Glenn A.Youngkin-R
• Terry R.McAuliffe-D
• Princess L. Blanding-LP

Lieutenant Governor

• Winsome E. Sears-R
• Hala S. Ayala-D

Attorney General

• Jason S. Miyares-R
• Mark R. Herring-D

House of Delegates - 86th District (86th District only)

• Julie Perry-R
• Irene Shin-D

Public School Bonds (Fairfax County only)

Shall Fairfax County, Virginia, contract a debt, borrow money, and issue capital improvement bonds in the maximum aggregate principal amount of $360,000,000 for the purposes of providing funds, in addition to funds from school bonds previously authorized, to finance, including reimbursement to the County for temporary financing for, the costs of school improvements, including acquiring, building, expanding, and renovating properties, including new sites, new buildings or additions, renovations and improvements to existing buildings, and furnishings and equipment, for the Fairfax County public school system?

More information: www.fairfaxcounty.gov/elections.