In 2017 we voted: BLUEWAVE flipped 15 GOP Virginia House of Delegate seats to Democrats, one short of finally ending GOP domination. In 2018, we voted: BLUEWAVE won 3 more U.S. House seats, reaching 7 of Virginia’s 11 House seats! In 2019, we voted: BLUEWAVE won control of Virginia’s General Assembly, flipping 2 seats in the Senate and 6 seats in the House of Delegates, also sweeping 26 of 27 elective offices in Fairfax!
Before each election, “BLUE WAVE – We Vote EVERY Election” will e-mail you updated voting info — deadlines, how to register to vote or change your address, verify your polling place and voting districts, see what’s on your ballot, early voting times & locations for all counties in Northern VA, and more — so you and those you know will never miss voting in an election. By sharing with friends & family, you can turn BLUEWAVE into a BLUE TSUNAMI, to powerfully reclaim our Democracy in 2020.
Why Vote EVERY Election?
VOTE! to Keep Progress: Only voting once every four years in Presidential elections undermines the very progress we voted for. In 2008 69 million voted for Obama, but almost 40% didn’t show up and vote for the U.S. Senate and House races in 2010, letting republicans take over the US House, killing “Hope & Change” progress.
VOTE! to End Corruption: After the Citizens United decision by the Supreme Court, the GOP was allowed to flood dark big money into local elections, sweeping state legislatures in 2010. That empowered Republicans to use Big Data to redistrict after the 2010 census, locking in Redmap gerrymandering, the most corrupt ever! How corrupt? In 2012, Democrats won the U.S. Senate seat state-wide by 6% but only won 3 of the 11 U.S. House seats for Virginia!
VOTE! for Fair Elections: We Democrats are committed to enabling all citizens to vote and to banning the dark, corporate money that is buying our “We the People” democracy. Click on the Platform to see the difference! The Democratic Platform declares: “Americans’ right to vote is sacred… we must make it easier to vote, not harder… Big money is drowning out voices of everyday Americans… Democrats support a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United… to end secret, unaccountable money in politics, to end partisan gerrymandering.” The Republic
In Virginia, we vote EVERY year, even 2 or 3 times!
2019: Virginia Senate and House of Delegates and local offices, such as County Supervisors, School Board, Commonwealth Attorney, Sheriff, Soil & Water Conservation.
2020: President and Vice President, U.S. Senate & House of Representatives
2021: Virginia Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General, House of Delegates
2022: U.S. Senate & House of Representatives
When are Elections?
General Election: the Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
Primary Election: 2nd Tuesday in June for state offices, March for Presidential.
Special Election: almost any time, often on short notice.
Polls are open 6am to 7pm on Election Day. Vote Early before Election Day for added convenience. See www.fairfaxdemocrats.org/voting for details.
