Stafford, Va. –– The U.S. Department of Justice has given a green light to Stafford’s redistricting plans.
The county in April submitted plans to create three precincts and to shift five polling places within the county’s seven established magisterial districts that are used to elect members of the county’s Board of Supervisors and School Board.
Virginia, under the Voting Rights Act of 1964, must submit their redistricting plans done every 10 years to the Department of Justice for approval.
The approval comes as Stafford’s voting registrar, Sharon Persinger, was replaced by the county’s electoral board, Fredericksburg.com reports.
It’s not clear why Persinger was replaced, though some are calling it a political move as she was appointed four years ago by then Democratic Gov. Timothy M. Kaine.
It is the job of the county’s voter registrar to inform residents by mail if their magisterial district, precinct or polling place has changed.
Some have expressed the incoming registrar, Greg Riddlemoser, will be able to hit the ground running during a local election year, Fredericksburg.com reports.
