[Updated Friday, November 19] The Manassas Voter Registrar's office wrapped up its 45-day election with a final presentation to the City Council.
"Elections are now a marathon, not a sprint," said John Snider, who serves on the city's Electoral Board, referring to Virginia's 45-day early voting period that leads up to Election Day, annually the first Tuesday in November.
This year, the city saw a surge of early voting during the week leading up to the General Election on Tuesday, November 2, which saw Republican Glenn Youngkin elected Virginia Governor. Locally in the city, Lynn Forkell Greene and Tim Demeria were elected to City Council and the Commissioner of the Revenue, respectively,
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