Early Voting in VIRGINIA

In person - A registered voter may vote early in person if he meets one of the qualifications for absentee voting, which are listed in the "By mail" section below. Early in person voting usually begins 45 days before the election and will end three days before the election. The voter must first complete an application for an absentee ballot at his local registrar's office and may then vote in the same visit. A directory of registrar's offices is available at https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/PublicSite/Public/FT2/PublicContactLookup.aspx

By mail - A registered voter may vote early by mail if he has voted in person in Virginia before and meets one of the following qualifications: absence on Election Day from the city or county where he's registered to vote; because of work and commuting, absence from his home city or county 11 of the 13 hours polls are open; military service; temporarily living overseas; physical disability or illness or primary caregiver for a person with a physical disability or illness; religious obligation; electoral responsibilities; or confined to jail but still eligible to vote. Some first time Virginia registrants may vote by mail; the voter should contact his local elections office for details. A directory of local elections and registrar's offices is available at https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/PublicSite/Public/FT2/PublicContactLookup.aspx. Voters who wish to vote by mail should download an application for an absentee ballot at www.sbe.virginia.gov/cms/Absentee_Documents/VA_Absentee_ballot_application.pdf in PDF format or request an application from their local elections/registrar's office. The application for absentee ballot must be received by the local registrar by the Tuesday before the election, if the application is sent by mail or fax and the voter wishes to receive his ballot by mail. Alternatively, the voter may fill out an application in person at the registrar's office as late as three days before the election..

Virginia Main Page

States