Citizen's Guide

VEHICLE & EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE. Provides vehicle/equipment maintenance and fleet support services for County-owned vehicles and the vehicles of partnership agencies. A division of the Department of General Services. Telephone - (757) 890-3800.

VEHICLE REGISTRATION FEES. Effective for Tax Year 2008, the following changes have been made regarding payment of the annual Vehicle Registration Fees: The date for payment of the vehicle registration fee has been changed from February 15 to June 5, combining the payment of the vehicle registration fee with the billing and payment of the first half of the Personal Property Tax. Telephone - (757) 890-3420.

VIRGINIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION - YORK COUNTY. Virginia Cooperative Extension provides educational programs conducted in workplaces, schools, and communities of Virginians. Research based information from Virginia Tech and Virginia State University is used by Extension Agents and their volunteers to teach people innovative ways to solve problems. This office provides information, educational programs, and assistance with agriculture, horticulture, family and consumer sciences, and 4-H clubs and programs. Telephone - (757) 890-4940. yorkcounty.gov/vce

VOLUNTEER SERVICES. Coordinates volunteers serving York County government.
Telephone - (757) 890-3502.

VOTER REGISTRAR. The Voter Registrar is appointed by an Electoral Board that is, in turn, appointed by a majority of the Circuit Court judges for the judicial circuit for the County. The Registrar's Office is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Telephone - (757) 890-3440. yorkcounty.gov/voting

Citizens may also register to vote in person at the following locations during operating hours:

York County Public Libraries
Griffin-Yeates Center

And at the following state agencies:

Health Department
Social Services
Department of Deaf & Hard of Hearing
Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation & Substance Abuse
Department for the Visually Handicapped
Department for Rights of Virginians with Disabilities
Department of Motor Vehicles
Department of Game & Inland Fisheries
Military Recruitment Offices

Applications to register to vote by mail are available at the following locations:

Public Information Office
Human Resources Office
Parks & Recreation Office
Environmental & Development Services Office
Office of the Clerk of Court
Commissioner of the Revenue's Office
Treasurer's Office
Griffin-Yeates Center
York County Public Libraries
Bruton, Grafton, Tabb, and York High Schools
Coventry and Waller Mill Elementary Schools
Grafton, Lackey, Seaford and Yorktown Post Offices
SunTrust Banks in Grafton and James York Plaza

NOTE: Citizens who register by mail and are first time voters in Virginia may be required to vote in person on Election Day or in person absentee and show identification.
Telephone - (757) 890-3440.

VOTING. To ensure that they are able to vote, qualified citizens should be registered to vote in the precinct in which they reside. If the otherwise-qualified citizen is not registered in the precinct in which he or she resides, it is possible that the person will not be able to vote. York County residents who will be 18 years of age on or before the date of the next General Election in York County may register and vote in any election held prior to that General Election. As required by state law, registration is closed 29 days before a primary or general election.

Absentee ballot applications. In person absentee voting and applications for absentee ballots to be mailed are coordinated by the Registrar's Office. Telephone - (757) 890-3440.