Local election workers in Pittsylvania County are trying to reach voters to address issues with their absentee ballots before a Friday deadline.
Absentee voters in Pittsylvania County should double check the status of their ballots as local election officials work to rectify about 100 absentee ballots that were filled out incorrectly or have missing information.
Shani Shorter, Pittsylvania County’s General Registrar, said letters have gone out and her staff was placing follow-up phone calls to absentee voters who need to correct something about their ballots to make sure their votes are counted. Her office’s number is (434) 432-7971.
“We’re reaching out to everyone today by phone just to let them know if anything was missing or that needed to be filled in prior to when they finish processing them towards the end of the week,” Shorter said yesterday in an interview with The Dogwood.
The deadline to get absentee ballots to local general registrars offices is this Friday at noon. Mail-in ballots must be postmarked on or before Election Day.
Tyler Davis and Grace Davis each got a call yesterday from the Pittsylvania County General Registrar’s office letting them know there was an issue with the addresses they put down on their absentee ballots that needed to be corrected for their votes to be counted.
They were able to fix the issue in-person in a matter of minutes without any issues the same day.
“They went out and printed an affidavit,” said Grace Davis. “You sign that with your correct information, and they stamp it and process it.”
Simple mistakes on absentee ballots that can prevent them from counting is relatively common. If you voted by mail and have any reason to believe your address might have been incorrectly listed, contact your local general registrar.
