Citizens who will be absent on Election Day (heading to college, away on business, etc.), or who are unable to go to the polls because of illness or disabilities, may apply to have an absentee ballot mailed to them or vote absentee in person.

VERIFY your voter registration status (Virginia State Board of Elections website).

Absentee Ballot Application

Please fill out an absentee ballot application form. You must complete an application before every election you intend to vote absentee. The request must be received by the voter registration office by 5:00 pm EST on Tuesday, November 1st, but try to mail, fax or email your form as soon as possible.

Click here or the blue button to fill out the form online to ensure legibility (blank form if desired, click here).

Fairfax County Office of Elections
voting absentee

• Mail: to ‘Office of Elections’, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 323, Fairfax, VA 22035
• FAX: to the Office of Elections at (703) 324-3725
• Email: absenteeballot@fairfaxcounty.gov or voting@fairfaxcounty.gov (be sure in your mail program to ‘request a delivery receipt’)

Absentee in Person Voting

After November 1st, you can still vote absentee in person until November 5th.

In person absentee voting can done at any one of the eight locations: the Fairfax County Government Center and the district governmental centers at Franconia, Mason, McLean, Mount Vernon, North County, Sully, and West Springfield.

• at the Fairfax County Office of Elections, Suite 323
  Fairfax County Governmental Center
  12000 Government Center Parkway
  Fairfax Virginia, 22035
   
  September 23 – October 21 [closed October 10th – Columbus Day]
  Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Fridays 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
  Thursday 8:00 am – 7:00 pm
  October 24 through November 4
  Monday-Friday (weekdays) 8:00 am – 7:00 pm
  Saturdays, October 8, 29 and November 5 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
   
• at the Franconia Governmental Center
  6121 Franconia Road
  Alexandria, VA 22310, map – click here
   
  and 6 other Governmental Centers: Mason Governmental Center, 6507 Columbia Pike, Annandale; McLean Governmental Center, 1437 Balls Hill Road, McLean; Mount Vernon Governmental Center, 2511 Parkers Lane, Alexandria; North County Governmental Center, 12000 Bowman Towne Drive, Reston; Sully Governmental Center, 4900 Stonecroft Boulevard, Chantilly; West Springfield Governmental Center, 6140 Rolling Road, Springfield
   
  October 24 through Saturday, November 5
  Monday-Friday (weekdays) 2:30 pm to 7:00 pm
  Saturdays 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
  Sundays – closed
  

Virginia law requires a reason to vote absentee. Valid reasons for voting absentee are:

• Students at institutions of higher learning, and their spouses
• Absent for business purposes
• Absent for personal business or vacation
• Scheduled to work at one’s workplace at least 11 of the 13 hours the polls are open (includes commuting)
• Firefighters and first responder personnel
• Unable to get to the polls because of disability, illness, or pregnancy
• Caretakers of confined family members
• Awaiting trial and under confinement
• Serving time for misdemeanor convictions
• Religious conflicts
• Active duty uniformed services or merchant marine personnel and dependents residing with them
• Regularly employed outside the U.S. and dependents residing with them
• Living abroad indefinitely (may be eligible to vote only for federal offices)
• Registrars, electoral board members, or officers of election scheduled to work the election
• Political party or candidate representative volunteers scheduled to work inside the polls or at different polling places