Virginia Beach's 10-1 election system fails to move forward

Virginia Beach city council votes to halt 10-1 voting system for 2025
In a 7-4 vote during Tuesday's Virginia Beach city council meeting, city council decided to halt the implementation of the 10-1 district voting system for 2025.
Virginia Beach council to decide what’s next for city’s election system
VIRGINIA BEACH — The City Council will vote Tuesday on whether to again ask the General Assembly to change the city charter so that it aligns with the election system Virginia Beach used for the 2022 and 2024 elections. The vote has teed up a fight over ...
Virginia Beach's 10-1 election system fails to move forward after Tuesday vote
The motion received the support of seven council members, but it needed nine affirmative votes to move forward.
Virginia Beach NAACP urges people to support 10-1 voting system
Monday night the Virginia Beach NAACP held a town hall meeting to inform the community on the city's 10-1 voting system ahead of a vote expected to happen at Tuesday night's city council meeting.
Virginia Beach council challenger concedes District 5 election to vice mayor
VIRGINIA BEACH — District 5 City Council candidate L.G. Shaw conceded the race Thursday night after observing election officials who were verifying votes this week. “The opportunity closed on some of the remaining ballots being able to close the gap,” Shaw wrote in a text.
Virginia Beach City Council votes to combine Bayside Middle School and Bayside 6th Grade Campus
At Tuesday night's city council meeting in Virginia Beach, council members voted unanimously that Bayside Middle School and Bayside 6th Grade campus will be consolidated once again, 11 years after they separated.
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Virginia Beach effort to formalize district election system fails, raising questions about what happens next
VIRGINIA BEACH — City Council members derailed an effort Tuesday to change the city charter to formally adopt the ...
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Why is Virginia Beach threatening to pull the plug on Something in the Water music festival?
Virginia Beach Mayor Bobby Dyer is threatening to pull back on an agreement with organizers for the Something in the Water ...
Virginia Beach NAACP hosts town hall on 10-1 voting system ahead of city council meeting
Tuesday night, residents in Virginia Beach will have the opportunity to voice their opinion on the city's 10-1 election ...
Virginia Beach mayor threatens to cancel Something in the Water if festival contract not signed by Friday
The festival organizers had previously agreed to meet a Nov. 1 deadline on signing a contract with the city that would have ...
More Virginia localities consider voting system changes
After Arlington County successfully adopted and implemented Virginia’s first ranked choice voting general election earlier ...
Five new ambulances are coming to Virginia Beach
At the meeting Tuesday night, Virginia Beach City Council signaled their support to pay for the five new ambulances. The ...