Local election officials have been given notice to prepare to hold a primary on June 21 for the Democratic Party to choose a candidate for the 5th District U.S. House of Representatives.
Should only one candidate qualify for the primary ballot in any office, no primary for that office will be held.
The Republican Party will nominate its candidate at a convention on May 21 at the Kirby Field House at Hampden-Sydney College.
For the Democratic primary, the deadline to register to vote or to update an existing registration is May 31. The deadline to apply to receive an absentee vote by mail ballot is June 10. The deadline to vote early (absentee) in person is June 18.
For more information, call the Danville Registrar’s office at (434) 799-6560 or visit the office at 530 Main St., first floor, suite 100.