Register to Vote
Click here to download and print a Voter Registration Application.
The DEADLINE to register to vote in the November 8, 2011
General Election is October 17.
To be eligible to register to vote in Virginia a person
must:
- Be a resident of Virginia (A person who has come
to Virginia for temporary purposes and intends to return to another state is
not considered a resident for voting purposes)
- Be a U. S. Citizen
- Be 18 years old (Any person who is 17 years old
and will be eighteen years of age at the next general election shall be
permitted to register in advance and also vote in any intervening primary or
special election)
- Not be registered and plan to vote in another
state
- Not currently declared mentally incompetent by a
court of law
- If convicted of a felony, your right to vote
must have been restored
Vote Absentee
Click here
to download and print an Absentee Ballot request form. The DEADLINE for applying for an absentee
ballot is Tuesday, November 1st, by 5:00 p.m. The DEADLINE to vote absentee in-person is November 5.
Who Can Vote Absentee:
- Active duty military, their spouses and
dependents
- Students and their spouses away at school
- People absent on Election Day for business or
vacation
- People working and commuting to and from home
for 11 or more hours, between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m.
- Electoral board members, registrars, and
election officers
- People with a physical disability or illness,
including pregnancy
- People who are the primary caretaker of a
confined family member
- People who are temporarily confined
- People with a religious obligation
- People temporarily residing outside of the U.S.
- First responders who may be absent while they
are working on Election Day
In-Person Absentee
Voting
An in-person absentee voter visits an absentee office
location to vote. Arriving voters complete the Absentee Ballot Application and
provide appropriate identification. The Absentee Ballot Application is
processed there and voting takes place on a voting machine just as is done on
Election Day. Absentee in-person voting begins September 23rd and ends at 5:00 p.m. on November 5th.
Fairfax
Absentee Office Location:
McLean Government Center
1437 Balls Hill Road
McLean, VA 22101
Fairfax
County General Registrar
Fairfax
County Government Center
12000
Government Center Parkway, Suite 323
Fairfax, VA
22035-0081
Phone: (703)
222-0776
Hours:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Thursday: 8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Loudoun
Absentee Office Locations:
Cascades
Senior Center
21060 Whitfield
Place
Sterling VA,
20165
Phone: (703) 430-2397
Loudoun
County General Registrar
750 Miller
Drive, S.E., Suite C
Leesburg VA
20175
Phone: (703)
777-0380
Hours:
Monday - Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
*Call
Fairfax and Loudoun County Registrar to request absentee ballot by mail.
Important Dates
- Saturday, September 24, 2011, Absentee voting ballots begin being mailed for November 2011 General Election.
- Tuesday, October 17, 2011, 5:00 p.m., is the
last day to register to vote.
- Tuesday, November 1, 2011, 5:00 p.m., is the
last day to request an absentee ballot to be mailed.
- Saturday, November 5, 2011, is the last day to
vote an absentee ballot in person.
- Tuesday, November 8, 2011, is Election Day.
For more information visit the Virginia
State Board of Elections website.
Contact Your Local
Voter Registration Office
Fairfax County
Fairfax
County General Registrar
Fairfax
County Government Center
12000
Government Center Parkway, Suite 323
Fairfax, VA
22035-0081
Phone: (703)
222-0776
Email
Loudoun County
Loudoun
County General Registrar
750 Miller Drive,
S.E., Suite C
Leesburg VA
20175
Phone: (703)
777-0380
[email protected]
Virginia Polling
Locations
Click here
to view a list of all Virginia polling locations.