September 23: First day to vote Absentee In Person for the General Election. Your

local registrar’s office will have Absentee In Person voting during their office hours

and the last two Saturdays before the election. Some offices will also have satellite

voting locations. You can check the schedule by calling your local registrar’s office, a

list of offices here, or by visiting their website. In order to vote absentee in Virginia,

you must have a qualifying reason.

 
October 17: Deadline to register to vote or update your voter registration for the

General Election. If you are submitting your voter registration application by mail,

your application must be postmarked and mailed to your registrar no later than this

date. If you are registering in person, you must deliver your application to your

registrar no later than 5:00 p.m. on this date. You can register to vote online here.

The online application must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. on this date.

November 1—Last day to request an Absentee By Mail ballot for the General

Election. Applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. on this date. You can get an

application here to mail in or you can apply online here. In order to vote absentee in

Virginia, you must have a qualifying reason.

 
November 5: Last day to vote Absentee In Person for the General Election. Your

local registrar’s office will have Absentee In Person voting during their office hours

and some offices will also have satellite voting locations. You can check the

schedule by calling your local registrar’s office, a list of offices here, or by visiting

their website. In order to vote absentee in Virginia, you must have a qualifying

reason. The deadline to request an absentee ballot by appearing in-person is 5:00

p.m. on this date.

 
November 8: General Election Day. Polls open at 6 am and close at 7p.m. You can

find your polling location here. Absentee By Mail ballots must be received by 7 p.m.

on this date.