In anticipation of expected high voter turnout, Prince William County Schools will not hold school on Election Day, Tuesday, November 8.

Due to a technology snafu, the deadline for registering to vote in Virginia has been extended to 11:59 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 21, 2016. For more information on how to register to vote, go to http://www.elections.virginia.gov/registration/how-to-register/.

In an Oct. 14 letter to Department of Elections Commissioner, Edgardo Cortes, Prince William County Delegate Robert G. “Bob” Marshall objected to what he said was "misinformation that was given to volunteers who attended a recent training for election officials for the 2016 elections with regard to verification of voter ID."

Congressional candidate LuAnn Bennett will visit the Centreville Day Festival Oct. 15 with Congressman Gerry Connolly, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Manassas Park City Council Member Preston Banks is hosting a local candidates' night forum for Manassas Park (on ballot and write-in candidates) on Wednesday, Oct. 12 at Manassas Park Community Center from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Two-Time Grammy® Award Winners, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, will headline the Concert Across America to End Gun Violence at the Tysons Biergarten on Sunday, Sept. 25 from 5 to 8 p.m., according to a press release.

Delegate Sam Rasoul (D-Roanoke City) has introduced his first piece of legislation for the upcoming 2017 session. HJ 541 calls for a constitutional amendment that will allow for "public" primaries. Rasoul says this reform of the election process will help limit partisanship in both campaigns and government.

Three of every four Virginians surveyed say that if U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine is elected vice president, Gov. Terry McAuliffe should not appoint himself to fill the vacant Senate seat that would result, according to a new University of Mary Washington poll.