To the Fairfax County Community,

Today, we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the adoption of the 19th Amendment that granted women the right to vote. This is a significant milestone to celebrate, however the fight for equality isn't over. We must continue to protect everyone's right to vote. Particularly now in the face of COVID-19, we need to be making it easier for Americans to vote, not harder. See below for a video that shares Fairfax County's history in the women's suffrage movement.

On the subject of voting, I also wanted to follow up from last week's newsletter. In it, I detailed what your options for voting this fall will be. I will continue to update you should there be any changes and plan to run over this information again in a few weeks. That said, there has been a recent update to dropping off absentee ballots that I would like you to be aware of. You may hand deliver absentee ballots to the General Registrar at the Government Center and to Assistant Registrars at satellite locations when they open in October. You may only do so when the site is open for voting. Other voting measures, including ballot drop boxes, are currently being looked at by the General Assembly.

See below for the full August 26 edition of my newsletter. For the resources mentioned in past newsletters, visit my website. If you have a friend who would like to sign up for this newsletter, they can do so here.