[Code 1991, § 1-8; Ord. No. 01-24, 12-11-2001; Ord. No. 11-28, 11-22-2011; amended 2-8-2022 by Ord. No. 22-01; 3-22-2022 by Ord. No. 22-03]
For all elections, there shall be four districts, to be known as District 1, District 2, District 3, and District 4.
A. 
District 1 shall consist of the area bounded as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the Rappahannock Canal and Fall Hill Avenue; thence southeasterly along the Rappahannock Canal to Hospital Drive; thence southwesterly along Hospital Drive, past the intersection of Park Hill Drive to the Dominion Virginia Power regional transmission line easement; thence southeasterly along said transmission line easement to Powhatan Street; thence northeasterly along Powhatan Street to Emancipation Highway; thence southwesterly along Emancipation Highway to William Street; thence westerly along William Street to Westwood Drive; thence northerly on Westwood Drive to Woodland Road; thence easterly on Woodland Road and continuing on Keeneland Road to Falling Creek Road; thence northwesterly on Falling Creek Road to Falling Creek; thence following the meanders of Falling Creek northwesterly to its intersection with Cowan Boulevard; thence westerly on Cowan Boulevard to its intersection with the northbound lanes of I-95; thence southerly along I-95 to the intersection with Plank Road; thence easterly on Plank Road to the intersection with Gateway Boulevard; thence southwesterly along Gateway Boulevard to the North Branch of Hazel Run; thence easterly along the meanders of the North Branch of Hazel Run to the confluence with Hazel Run; thence southwesterly along the meanders of Hazel Run to the Fredericksburg-Spotsylvania County boundary line; thence in a clockwise direction along the various courses and distance of said boundary line to Fall Hill Avenue; thence easterly along Fall Hill Avenue to the point of beginning at its intersection with the Rappahannock Canal.
B. 
District 2 shall consist of the area bounded as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the Rappahannock Canal and Fall Hill Avenue; thence easterly along Fall Hill Avenue to Riverside Drive; then easterly along Riverside Drive to Emancipation Highway; thence southerly along Emancipation Highway to the intersection with Hanson Avenue and Princess Anne Street; thence easterly along Princess Anne Street to the intersection with Amaret Street; thence northerly along Amaret Street to the intersection with Caroline Street; thence southeasterly along Caroline Street to the intersection with Ford Street; thence westerly along Ford Street to Princess Anne Street; then southerly along Princess Anne Street to Ford Street; thence westerly on Ford Street to Charles Street; thence southeasterly on Charles Street to the intersection with Hanover Street; then westerly on Hanover Street to Prince Edward Street; thence southeasterly along Prince Edward Street to Charlotte Street; thence southwesterly along Charlotte Street to Weedon Street; thence southeasterly along Weedon Street to Lafayette Boulevard; thence southwesterly along Lafayette Boulevard to Sunken Road; thence northerly along Sunken Road to Hanover Street; thence westerly along Hanover Street to College Avenue; thence northwesterly along College Avenue to Emancipation Highway; thence southerly along Emancipation Highway to Powhatan Street; thence southwesterly along Powhatan Street to the Dominion Virginia Power regional transmission line easement; thence northwesterly along said transmission line easement to Hospital Drive; thence northeasterly along Hospital Drive to the Rappahannock Canal; thence northwesterly along the Rappahannock Canal to the point of beginning at the traffic circle intersection with Fall Hill Avenue.
C. 
District 3 shall consist of the area bounded as follows: Beginning at a point at the intersection of Emancipation Highway and College Avenue; thence southerly along College Avenue to Hanover Street; thence easterly along Hanover Street to Sunken Road; thence southerly along Sunken Road to Lafayette Boulevard; thence southwesterly along Lafayette Boulevard to Lee Drive; thence southerly along Lee Drive to the Fredericksburg-Spotsylvania County boundary line; thence in a clockwise direction along the courses and distance of said boundary line to Hazel Run; thence northerly along the meanders of Hazel Run to its confluence with the North Branch of Hazel Run; thence westerly along the meanders of the North Branch of Hazel Run to Gateway Boulevard; thence northerly along Gateway Boulevard to Plank Road; thence westerly along Plank Road to the intersection with the northbound lane of I-95; thence northerly along I-95 to the intersection with Cowan Boulevard; thence east along Cowan Boulevard to the intersection with Falling Creek; thence southeasterly along the meanders of Falling Creek to the intersection with Falling Creek Road; thence southerly along Falling Creek Road to Keeneland Road; then westerly on Keeneland Road and continuing on Woodland Road to Westwood Drive; thence southerly on Westwood Drive to William Street; thence easterly on William Street to the intersection with Emancipation Highway; thence northerly along Emancipation Highway to the point of beginning at the intersection with College Avenue.
D. 
District 4 shall consist of the area bounded as follows: Beginning at a point at the intersection of the I-95 southbound lanes and the south bank of the Rappahannock River; thence southeasterly along the meanders of the Rappahannock River to the eastern Fredericksburg-Spotsylvania County boundary line; thence in a clockwise direction along the courses and distance of said boundary line to Lee Drive; thence northerly along Lee Drive to Lafayette Boulevard; thence northeasterly along Lafayette Boulevard to Weedon Street; thence northwesterly along Weedon Street to Charlotte Street; thence northeasterly along Charlotte Street to Prince Edward Street; thence northerly on Prince Edward Street to Hanover Street; thence easterly along Hanover Street to Charles Street; thence northerly on Charles Street to Ford Street; thence easterly on Ford Street to Princess Anne Street; thence northerly on Princess Anne Street to Ford Street; thence easterly along Ford Street to Caroline Street; thence northerly along Caroline Street to Amaret Street; thence southwesterly along Amaret Street to Princess Anne Street; thence northwesterly along Princess Anne Street to Emancipation Highway; thence northerly along Emancipation Highway to Riverside Drive; thence westerly along Riverside Drive to Fall Hill Avenue; thence westerly along Fall Hill Avenue to River Road being the Fredericksburg-Spotsylvania County boundary line; thence westerly along River Road and the courses and distance of said boundary line to the westernmost point of the Fredericksburg-Spotsylvania County boundary line; thence northeasterly along the south bank of the Rappahannock River to the point of beginning at the border's intersection with the southbound lanes of I-95.
[Code 1991, § 1-8; Ord. No. 01-24, 12-11-2001; Ord. No. 11-28, 11-22-2011]
Election District 4, as described in § 30-1 above, shall be divided into two precincts, as follows:
A. 
VFW Hall Precinct shall consist of the area bounded as follows: Beginning at a point at the western intersection of the Fredericksburg-Spotsylvania County boundary line and the south bank of the Rappahannock River; thence southeasterly along the meanders of the Rappahannock River to William Street; thence westerly along William Street to Charles Street; thence northwesterly along Charles Street to the Rappahannock Canal; thence easterly along the course of the Rappahannock Canal to Caroline Street; thence northerly along Caroline Street to Amaret Street; thence westerly along Amaret Street to Princess Anne Street; thence northerly along Princess Anne Street to Jefferson Davis Highway (U.S. Route 1 Bypass); thence northerly along Jefferson Davis Highway (U.S. Route 1 Bypass) to Riverside Drive; thence westerly along Riverside Drive to Fall Hill Avenue; thence westerly along Fall Hill Avenue to its intersection with the Fredericksburg-Spotsylvania County boundary line; thence westerly along the courses and distance of said boundary line to the point of beginning.
B. 
Old Walker-Grant School Precinct shall consist of the area bounded as follows: Beginning at a point of the south bank of the Rappahannock River and William Street; thence southeasterly along the meanders of the Rappahannock River to the Fredericksburg-Spotsylvania County boundary line; thence in a clockwise direction along the courses and distance of said boundary line to Lee Drive; thence northerly along Lee Drive to Lafayette Boulevard; thence easterly along Lafayette Boulevard to Weedon Street; thence northwesterly along Weedon Street to Charlotte Street; thence northeasterly along Charlotte Street to Prince Edward Street; thence northwesterly along Prince Edward Street to Hanover Street; thence easterly along Hanover Street to Charles Street; thence northwesterly along Charles Street to William Street; thence easterly along William Street to the point of beginning.
[Code 1991, § 1-8; Ord. No. 01-24, 12-11-2001; Ord. No. 06-28, 8-8-2006; amended 3-28-2017 by Ord. No. 17-02; 1-8-2019 by Ord. No. 18-23; 5-13-2025 by Ord. No. 25-04]
The polling place for District 1 shall be located at Hugh Mercer Elementary School at 2100 Cowan Boulevard. The polling place for District 2 shall be located at the Dorothy Hart Community Center at 408 Canal Street. The polling place for District 3 shall be located at the Walker-Grant Middle School at 1 Learning Lane. The polling place for the VFW Hall Precinct in District 4 shall be located at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3103 at 2701 Princess Anne Street. The polling place for the Old Walker-Grant School Precinct in District 4 shall be located at the Fredericksburg City Public Schools Administration Building located at 210 Ferdinand Street.
[Code 1991, § 1-8.1; Ord. No. 08-21, 6-24-2008; Ord. No. 11-34, 11-22-2011]
A. 
Established; purpose. A central absentee voter election precinct or polling place is hereby established to receive, count, and record all absentee ballots properly cast within the City for all elections.
B. 
Location. The central absentee voter election precinct shall be located at the Executive Plaza, Suite 500, 601 Caroline Street, Fredericksburg, Virginia.
C. 
Officials. The central absentee voter election precinct shall have not less than three officers of election, or as otherwise provided by state law. The number of such officers shall be determined by the electoral board.
D. 
Procedure. The central absentee voter election precinct shall process all ballots and applications for absentee ballots in accordance with procedures set forth in Code of Virginia, § 24.2-712, and with federal and state law governing the receipt, counting, and recordation of absentee ballots.
E. 
Security. The security of all marked and unmarked ballots under the control of the central absentee voter election precinct shall be the responsibility of the secretary of the electoral board, who shall account for all such marked and unmarked ballots.
[Added 4-13-2021 by Ord. No. 21-04]
A. 
Pursuant to Virginia Code § 24.2-222.1 and notwithstanding the provisions of City Charter 567 and 19 and Virginia Code § 24.2-222, the election of members of City Council and the School Board shall be held on the general election date in November of odd-numbered years, beginning in November 2021, and biennially thereafter, in accordance with the following cycles:
(1) 
The election for the four City Council and School Board ward representatives filled by the election of May 2018, shall be held on the November 2021 general election date and every four years thereafter.
(2) 
The election for the two City Council and School Board at-large seats, and the office of Mayor, filled by the election of May 2020, shall be held on November 2023 general election date and every four years thereafter.
(3) 
In accordance with the provisions of Virginia Code § 24.2-222.1(D), the members of the City Council and School Board elected at a May general election shall have their term of office shortened by six months but shall continue in office until their successors have been elected at the November general election and have been qualified to serve.
(4) 
The terms of office for those elected at the November general election shall commence on January 1 immediately following said election.