Voter Registration Deadline Approaches In Manassas

MANASSAS, VA — Monday is the last day to register to vote in the 2022 general election for Prince William County residents.

However, Virginia will also offer same-day registration this year. Voters can register to vote as late as Election Day and vote with a provisional ballot. The provisional are not counted by machines, as they need to be approved by the local electoral board.

If a person with a provisional ballot is deemed eligible to vote, their vote will be counted. If the person is not eligible to vote, they will receive a written notice that their vote was not counted.

Anyone who would like to vote with a traditional ballot must register by Monday, Oct. 17. Voters can register online by 11:59 p.m. on Monday or in-person at the Prince William County Office of Elections at 9250 Lee Avenue, Suite 1 in Manassas.

The largest election for residents in western Prince William County is for the congressional seat in the 10th district.

Incumbent Democrat Jennifer Wexton is being challenged by Republican Hung Cao.

The 10th district "leans Democrat," according to the 2022 Cook Political Report's House race ratings.

Wexton took office in 2019 after she defeated then-incumbent Republican Barbara Comstock. She previously served in the Virginia Senate and now sits on the Committee on Financial Services and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

Cao is a retired Navy Captain who served in a special operations unit for 25 years. Cao originally came to Virginia as a Vietnamese refugee in 1975 and was a graduate of the inaugural class of Thomas Jefferson High School in 1982.

In the City of Manassas, the following candidates are running for local seats:

• Manassas City Council
  • Democrat Dheeraj Jagadev
  • Democrat Sonia Velasquez Luna
  • Democrat Ralph Smith
  • Republican Rick Bookwalter
  • Republican Theresa Coates Ellis
  • Republican Lynn Forkell Greene
• Manassas City School Board
  • Sara Brescia
  • Samuel Gross
  • Abraham "Alex" Iqbal
  • Mel Kent
  • Jill Spall
  • Lisa Stevens

Early voting is available in person and does not require an application in advance. An acceptable form of identification is required for in-person voting in Virginia.

Here are the early voting locations that are now open in Prince William County:

• Office of Elections, 9250 Lee Ave
• DMV Woodbridge, 2731 Caton Hill Rd
• Haymarket Gainesville Library, 14870 Lightner Rd
• Manassas Registrar's office, 9025 Center Street
• Manassas Park Registrar's office, 100 Park Central Plaza, Suite 103

The following locations will open for early voting on Oct. 25:

• Brentsville Courthouse, 12229 Bristow Rd
• Dumfries Community Center, 17755 Main Street

More information about same-day voter registration or and how to register to vote is available online.