May 21: Virginia Voter Registration Deadline

The following information is provided by the City of Alexandria (scroll down for information for Fairfax County residents):  

ALEXANDRIA CITY

The deadline to register to vote in Virginia’s June 12 Democratic or Republican primary election is Monday, May 21.

In Alexandria, the Democratic primary is being held to nominate Democratic candidates for Alexandria Mayor and City Council; the Republican primary is being to held to nominate a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate. All persons qualified to vote may request a ballot for either primary; however, they may not vote in both primaries ( Virginia Code 24.2-530).

Checking Registration  If you have recently moved or updated your registration since the last time you voted, please make sure you are registered at your current address. You may check your registration at vote.elections.virginia.gov or by contactingvoters@alexandriava.gov or by calling 703.746.4050.

New Registrations The following voter registration methods are available to U.S. citizens living in Virginia who will be 18 or older by November 6, 2018:

Submit the application online at vote.elections.virginia.gov by midnight on May 21.

Register in person at the Office of Voter Registration and Elections, 132 North Royal St., Suite 100, by 5 p.m. on May 21.

Download an application at alexandriava.gov/Elections and then print, sign and mail the completed form to the Office of Voter Registration and Elections, 132 North Royal St., Suite 100, Alexandria, VA 22314. Applications must be postmarked on or before May 21.

Address Updates The same deadlines are in effect for Virginia voters who are registered, but have moved within the City of Alexandria, or moved within Virginia. Voters who do not update their registration records before the deadline are at risk of being ineligible to vote in this election.

Virginia registered voters who need to update their addresses may do so using any of the methods listed above, or by completing a new voter registration application and faxing it to the Office of Voter Registration and Elections at 703.838.6449 by 5 p.m. on May 21.

Voter information letters for new or transferred registrants will be mailed within one week of the registration date.

Absentee Voting and Other Election Information Virginians who are registered to vote must show photo identification when voting. Check alexandriava.gov/Elections, or call 703.746.4050 for a list of acceptable photo identification and other election information, including sample ballots and in-person absentee voting hours. In-person absentee voting for this election continues until 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 9.

For more information, contact Anna Leider, General Registrar, Office of Voter Registration, at anna.leider@alexandriava.gov or 703.746.4050.

FAIRFAX COUNTY

Visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/elections/voter-registration for more information. 

To remain a qualified registered voter, the law requires you to notify your local voter registration office of any change in your name or address. This must be done before the registration books close for the next election.

You can submit your notice of change of name or address either by mail to the Fairfax County Office of Elections, P.O. Box 10161, Fairfax, VA, 22038-8061, by fax to 703-324-2205, or you can scan your notice of change, including your signature and email it to voting@fairfaxcounty.gov. 

In either case, the notice must include your signature to be valid. Notice cannot be made by telephone.

After your change is processed, you will be mailed a new voter information postcard. If a new postcard does not arrive within a few weeks, please call us at 703-222-0776 to confirm that your notice was received. Please note that the postcard cannot be used in place of a valid Photo ID, as it does not include a photo.

You may register to vote year-round except during the 22 days prior to a General or Primary election, 13 days prior to a Special election, or 7 days prior to a Special election called by the Governor (Code of Virginia §24.2-416).

2018 Election Voter Registration Deadlines:

• May 1 Town Elections: April 9 at 5:00 p.m., ONLINE: 11:59 p.m.

• June 12 Primary Election(s): May 21 at 5:00 p.m., ONLINE: 11:59 p.m.

• November 6 General Election: October 15 at 5:00 p.m., ONLINE: 11:59 p.m.

• Online, at the Virginia Department of Elections website.
• Normal, in-person business hours at the Fairfax County Office of Elections are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., and Thursday, 8:00 a.m - 7:00 p.m. Please note that office hours are extended for statutory deadlines.

Office hours are extended prior to Elections specifically for voter registration and absentee voting. To determine the extended hours for any upcoming Election, please visit our absentee voting page. Hours are also extended for candidate campaign finance filing deadlines, absentee ballot application deadlines and voter registration deadlines.