[Archived] Alexandria Recreation Centers Open Only for Voting on Nov. 3

For Immediate Release: October 29, 2020

All City of Alexandria recreation centers will be closed for normal operations on Tuesday, November 3. The following facilities will be open to the public only for registered voters assigned to those polling places:

• Charles Barrett Recreation Center, 1115 Martha Custis Drive
• Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe Street
• Chinquapin Park Recreation Center & Aquatics Facility, 3210 King Street
• James K. Polk Recreation Center, 5000 Polk Avenue
• John Adams Recreation Center, 5651 Rayburn Avenue
• Lee Center, 1108 Jefferson Street
• Leonard “Chick” Armstrong Recreation Center, 25 W. Reed Avenue
• Mount Vernon Recreation Center, 2701 Commonwealth Avenue
• Oswald Durant Center, 1605 Cameron Street
• Patrick Henry Recreation Center, 4653 Taney Avenue
• William Ramsay Recreation Center, 5650 Sanger Avenue

The Office of Voter Registration and Elections is implementing COVID-19 safety guidance for in-person voting locations from the Virginia Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Actions include training for election officers; limiting the number of people inside each polling place at one time; providing hand sanitizer and cleaning supplies at each polling place; using extensive signage and floor markers; and providing plexiglass shields between voters and staff where needed. Alexandria Medical Reserve Corps volunteers will serve as ambassadors to encourage proper mask use and physical distancing in outdoor lines and indoor polling places. Prior to resuming operations at the regularly scheduled opening time on Wednesday, November 4, all recreation center polling locations will receive enhanced deep cleaning as a safety precaution.

Visit alexandriava.gov/Elections for complete information on this election, including voter registration requirements, sample ballots, precinct maps and ID requirements.