Town of Jarratt, Virginia: Official Results!

As of today, Monday, December 2nd, 2024, the Commonwealth of Virginia has officiated all election results - including those for the Town of Jarratt, Virginia.  These are the results:

Mayor-elect, Brandon Michael Rawlings (previously on Council): 208 votes (of 332)

Councilpersons-elect:

•     Anne F. Brown (incumbent): 188 votes
•     Gregory Adam Byers (incumbent): 183 votes
•     Ronnie M. Pearce, Sr.: 180 votes
•     Dana Y. Kinsley (incumbent): 167 votes
•     Ruth S. O'Berry (incumbent): 163 votes
•     Y. Omar Smith (incumbent): 152 votes

[Previous post with unofficial results, Thursday, November 7th.]

We have already heard from some people that wished they had known more about the candidates before they voted and/or wished they had waited until election day to vote rather than vote early.  This happens every single election year since early voting was initiated, yet people all too quickly forget that anything can happen between September and November.

The Town of Jarratt, Virginia 2025-2027 session basically started in January 2024, from what I have heard, but it is now "official" and will begin on January 1st.  Good luck, Jarratt residents!

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The Importance of Small Business Saturday

Summary: 

The importance of remembering why “Small Business Saturday,” the Saturday after Thanksgiving, should be observed far more than once a year.

List of Jarratt Small Businesses

Town of Jarratt, Virginia: Thanksgiving Week!

As we have already started our week of Thanksgiving, please be fully aware that the Town of Jarratt, Virginia, has changed its normal trash pickup dates of Tuesday and Friday to a single day: Wednesday, November 27th, 2024.

Town of Jarratt, VA: Newest Town Updates!

NOTICE: If a link has an asterisk ( * ) behind it,

the link will take you to a screenshot image or a

digital photograph corresponding to the information given.
All images are kept in Google Drive.

If a link has a HASHTAG ( # ) behind it,
it will take you to the date on the JarrattVA.fyi calendar.

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JarrattVA.fyi is all about transparency and disclosure when it comes to letting people know what is going on in the Town of Jarratt, Virginia.

Town of Jarratt, VA: Town Contacts List

1. Town Website [jarrattva.com] Website Update Subscriptions
2. Town Contacts Page, via JarrattVA.fyi

Town of Jarratt, VA: Deleting Notices?

It has come to our attention that the Town of Jarratt, Virginia, has decided it is allowed to delete things that should not be deleted: namely the work session and council meeting notice for Monday, November 4th, 2024, documented on the website on November 1st, as well as the notice to not park on the property beside the town office, also originally documented on the website on November 1st.

All documentations of past and future meetings and announcements (except, oddly enough, the opening of Agave restaurant is still noted on the top right) have been removed from the website entirely.

From this point forward, a screenshot of said notices will be placed on the calendar as an addendum to the links provided.  We will not allow online documentation to be sullied by the idiocy that seems to be playing around with the official Town of Jarratt, VA, website at the moment.

To be honest?  They may never place documentation on the official town website again.  We shall see.

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Public Notice: Town of Jarratt, VA, Calendar of Events!

Because we at JarrattVA.fyi believe in transparency at all costs - yet the current "leaders" and office management of the Town of Jarratt do not - any and all meetings, town office closures, town/community events that are hosted and/or sponsored by the Town, changes in trash collection dates - and so on - will be documented in this lovely Google calendar to the best of our ability.

If you know of anything that is missing from it, please let us know as soon as possible.  We are only human, and we cannot predict what might be posted in one place but not in another.

Feel free to leave a comment on a post, on the calendar page, through the "Contact the Manager" form, or even drop an email to info (at) jarrattva (dot) fyi should you find information that should be added to the calendar.

We will do anything and everything in our power to keep things up-to-date for all persons interested - even if the Town itself restricts the information to only one or two places wherein and by which people do not frequent and/or know about directly.

The calendar is STRICTLY town information.  If you choose to add it to your own personal Google calendar, you will not find holidays doubled up - we wouldn't want to clutter up anyone's app with double postings!

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Town of Jarratt, VA: Poll!

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Town of Jarratt - Post Election STILL Unofficial

The title should tell you all you need to know.

If it doesn't, here are the overall results - as well as the fact that said results are still marked as "unofficial" - with links to the exact information as given below.

For the 2025 Mayor of the Town of Jarratt and members of Council:

Town of Jarratt, VA: The Results.....

Tonight's numbers are not final, and tomorrow there will be a canvas done for any and all local elections - including Jarratt, Virginia.

Please remember that Jarratt is in both Sussex AND Greensville county.  Due to the move to November elections [a forced measure by the Commonwealth], the numbers granted by each county must be added after canvas tomorrow, Wednesday, November 6th, for the official count.

Various television channels and websites will keep you up-to-date with most elections - I will be following the State Election Results, mainly, and the Virginia Department of Elections will post the unofficial numbers as usual.

Feel free to comment if you have any thoughts to share - even if it is just to scream frustrations.

We all have them.

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The Town of Jarratt, VA - Election Reminders!

Hopefully everyone is having an awesome morning (yay, early morning attempts at reminders for the voting public!) and an even better voting experience.

Quick links to previous posts:

1. Registrars: If you believe you have the right to vote in the Jarratt town election, but are denied, contact your registrar to make certain.
2. Ballot How-To's: The reasons why you should always vote for six (6) members of Council.
3. Write-Ins - and the names of two known write-in candidates.

Need help in other areas?  Here are a few pointers:

Election Reminder!

Exercise your right to vote, and make every effort to have your voice heard on Tuesday, November 5th, 2024!  I cannot express how much LOCAL elections impact everything we do on a daily basis: From taxes and utilities, to government spending of said tax monies and how they are best used to enrich the community - the elected officials for your LOCAL government affect your daily life far more than any other.

Beyond the persons that will be on the printed ballot you will be given to fill out, in reference to the Jarratt Town election?  The words "write-in candidates" have been spotted online.  One specific post on Facebook has either been altered or deleted, but still shows up on Google search - it states "We have a ballot full of candidates and prospective write in campaigns to make this election year exciting!" (Re: Town of Jarratt, Open Access; obtained using Google search keywords: "Jarratt VA election write-in 2024 Facebook.")

Curiosity bit me, and I asked around - I was granted with two names:

Town of Jarratt, Virginia - Write-In Candidates

There have been a lot of questions lately as to who is on the 2024 Town of Jarratt election ballot, as well as a lot of confusion as to who people should vote for if six (6) seats need to be filled and there aren't enough people they're willing to vote for to fill those seats.

(A reminder: If you haven't already, please read Election Ballot How-To's!)

There's a quick solution to that:

Write-ins.

I said quick, not smart.  If you want to place a write-in candidate on your ballot, you need to be very strategic with who you choose, why you decided to choose them, and then have enough people on your side to agree with you - who will also place said write-in on their ballot.

You need enough people behind you and your write-in candidate(s) to make it work.

Town of Jarratt - Election Ballot How-To's!

There have been a lot of people saying "I'm only going to vote for mayor, I don't like anyone on the ballot for council," or "I am only going to vote for [this person] for council, they're the best candidate," and while we are all given the right to our own opinions?

Here are three reasons why you should vote for a total of six (6) members of Town Council each and every time there is a town election:

Town of Jarratt, Virginia & The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

While many may say that this website is completely biased (there have been emails blasting such), please note that all information given is available to you through either an online source OR can be available to you through a FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) request at the Jarratt Town office.

Furthermore, to date, there are no official FOIA representatives at the Jarratt Town office, as any and all available are supposed to be listed for public view.  By writ, there should be at least one designated on the official Town website. (See § 2.2-3704.2. Public bodies to designate FOIA officer on the Freedom of Information Act website for more information on the topic of representatives.)

"Jarratt, VA, USA - For the People" is here for the people.  At no point in time will there ever be anything posted that cannot be fully backed in a legitimate manner by sources elsewhere.

Jarratt, VA, USA:
For the People

It's that time again, ladies and gentlemen!

Tuesday, November 5th, persons across the Commonwealth of Virginia will be filling out ballots to choose our next President of the United States, as well as U.S. House and Senate seats (select areas) and local positions.

The Town of Jarratt, Virginia, is having a local election: the positions that need to be filled are:

• One (1) candidate for the position of Mayor;
• Six (6) candidates for the six positions for Town Council.

While a lot of people have already made the decision to not vote this year due to their distaste in the candidates for both Federal and State elections, we must all remember that LOCAL elections are just as important.  Democracy starts in LOCAL elections, and if we as a people cannot keep honesty and transparency in our local governments ...our country will always be doomed for failure.

Jarratt, Virginia, is a duel-county municipality, so please remember that you vote for Jarratt's Mayor and six (6) members of Council at your usual voting areas.  If, FOR ANY REASON, you are denied such at your designated polling area and you have the right to vote in the Jarratt, Virginia, election, DO NOT fill out a ballot until you speak with your respective county registrar's office:

Town of Jarratt, Virginia - 2024 Candidates and Past Elections

Because someone asked, we decided to provide the overall results from previous election years - not directly in print (it would take WAY too long to go through every individual notion each year) but with links to online resources.  If you are interested in persons that are on the 2024 election ballot, there are dots ⏺ (currently in office) and squares 🟦 (previously in office) beside each person listed from election results wherein said candidates ran for office.  Blank squares ▢ are for those who have not previously run for any office in the Town of Jarratt, Virginia, in the previous years documented.

Town of Jarratt, Virginia - Previous Elections: 2002 - 2022

Because someone asked, we decided to provide the overall results from previous election years - not directly in print (it would take WAY too long to go through every individual notion each year) but with links to online resources.  If you are interested in knowing how the 2024 candidates fared in previous years, see this post.

• November 2024 - No results available until post-election of this year.
  All information in links are on-site overviews of candidates' previous election years and how they stack up against any opponents during such elections.

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