City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: FEBRUARY 13, 2026
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
THROUGH: JAMES F. PARAJON, CITY MANAGER
FROM: ANGELA MANIGLIA TURNER, GENERAL REGISTRAR AND DIRECTOR OF ELECTIONS
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Public hearing, Second Reading, and Final Passage of an ordinance to temporarily move the polling place in the City Hall Precinct to Lyles Crouch School and temporarily rename the Precinct accordingly.
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ISSUE: Consideration of an ordinance to establish Lyles Crouch School as a temporary replacement polling place in lieu of City Hall and rename the precinct to Old Town South with no changes to the precinct boundaries, through the period of construction at City Hall.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council pass on first reading and set for public hearing, second reading, and final passage on February 21, 2026, an ordinance (Attachment 2) to establish Lyles Crouch School (530 S. Saint Asaph St) as a polling place in lieu of City Hall and rename the City Hall Precinct Old Town-South Precinct, through the period of construction at City Hall.
BACKGROUND: The Alexandria Electoral Board, which is a bipartisan board comprised of three members who are appointed by the Alexandria Circuit Court for staggered three-year terms, is responsible for making recommendations to City Council concerning changes in precinct boundaries, polling places, and for establishing new precincts. City Council has the statutory authority to make these changes.
On December 16, 2025, the Alexandria Electoral Board voted to recommend relocating the City Hall polling place to Lyles Crouch School, with no changes to the precinct boundaries. In making its recommendations to City Council, the Electoral Board was primarily concerned with ensuring that the voting location conforms to legal requirements, has suitable voting facilities and those voting facilities can be fully accessible.
City Hall is scheduled to be renovated beginning early 2026 and will not be available to serve as a polling place. The Lyles Crouch School is 0.5 miles away from the current voting location and voting can occur on the ground floor cafeteria. This will allow for voting for City Hall residents to occur in a space separate from the voting location for the Lyles Crouch Election District.
DISCUSSION: If City Council approves this ordinance, it will be implemented at the earlier of receiving a Certification of No Objection by the Office of the Attorney General as required by § 24.2-129 of the Code of Virginia, or sixty (60) days after the Request for a Certification of No Objection is filed with the Office of the Attorney General of Virginia. Affected voters will be mailed updated voter information notices.
FISCAL IMPACT: Voters affected by this change would be sent a notification via mail. This mailing would cost approximately $3,000.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Ordinance Cover
2. Proposed Ordinance
3. Proposed Polling Place Map
STAFF:
Alethea Predeoux, Deputy City Manager
Cheran Ivery, City Attorney
Morgan Routt, Director, Office of Management and Budget
Angie Maniglia Turner, General Registrar and Director of Elections
Tony Berardo, Elections Manager
Members of the Alexandria Electoral Board