City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: FEBRUARY 5, 2025
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
THROUGH: JAMES F. PARAJON, CITY MANAGER /s/
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 George Mason School Precinct to Trinity United Methodist Church and temporarily rename the Precinct accordingly. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]
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ISSUE: Consideration of an ordinance to establish Trinity United Methodist Church as a temporary replacement polling place in lieu of George Mason School and temporarily rename the precinct to Trinity with no changes to the precinct boundaries, through the period of construction at George Mason School.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council pass on first reading and set for public hearing, second reading, and final passage on February 22, 2025, an ordinance (Attachment 2) to establish Trinity United Methodist Church (2911 Cameron Mills Road) as a polling place in lieu of the George Mason School and rename the George Mason School Precinct to Trinity Precinct, through the period of construction at George Mason School.
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 establishing new precincts. The City Council has the statutory authority to make these changes.
On January 13, 2025, the Alexandria Electoral Board voted unanimously to recommend relocating the George Mason polling place to Trinity United Methodist Church, with no changes to the precinct boundaries. In making its recommendations to City Council, the Electoral Board was pri...
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