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Call, write, or stop by any voter’s registrar’s office in Virginia and ask for an absentee application or visit the Virginia Department of Elections.
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You can vote absentee in Virginia if you are a registered voter in Virginia.
Early Voting In-Person
Absentee Voting by Mail
An application for an absentee ballot may be accepted the later of:
If you are applying to vote by mail, the registrar must receive your application 11 days prior to the election. The deadline to early vote in-person is 5 p.m. on the Saturday before the election.
You will receive instructions with the ballot. Vote the ballot as soon as you receive it and put it in the envelope provided. You may deliver it in person or mail it. The electoral board must receive your ballot at Revercomb Building, Suite 102 by 7 p.m. on Election Day.
Important: First class mail is not one day delivery. Please place your marked ballot in the mail at least 7 days prior to the election in order for our office to receive it before the election.
Yes, if you are a registered voter in Virginia and,
Call your voter registrar before noon on the day before the election ask for an emergency absentee ballot application. You will need someone age 18 or older to pick up the application for you and return it completed.