What’s changing?
Virginia Beach residents will now vote for the council member who represents the district where they live. Under the old system, Beach voters cast a ballot for the entire city council, regardless of what district they lived in. Seven of the 10 candidates were required to live in the districts they represented and three candidates ran for “at large” seats.
The designations made little difference when it came to ballots in the city – all voters picked a candidate for every district.
Under the new system, the mayor is the only member of the council elected by the entire city and all 10 other council members are required to live in the districts they represent.
