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2012 Election Calendar
Election Day Information: On Election Day polls are open from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Please note on Election Day, voters have a choice of voting a paper ballot using the OS (Optical Scan) voting machine or, voting on the DRE (Direct Recording Electronic or Touchscreen) voting machine.
Voter Registration: If you are already registered at your current address, you do not need to register again.
Republican Presidential Primary Election
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Polling Place: Vote at your normal polling
location.
Hours: Polls are open from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00
p.m.
In-Person Voter Registration Deadline: February
13th, 4:30 p.m. (If you are registered at your current
address, you do not need to register again.)
By Mail Voter Registration Deadline: Postmarked by February 13th.
You can verify your registration and precinct information by visiting the Virginia State Board of Elections.
Candidates:
President
(Vote for not more than one)
Ron Paul
Mitt Romney
Sample Ballots:
Sample Ballots are listed below. Click on the sample ballot to view or download it. Each file contains either a DRE (Direct Recording Electronic or Touchscreen) sample ballot, or an OS (Optical Scan) sample ballot.
Absentee Voting Information for the Republican Presidential
Primary, March 6, 2012:
Deadlines:
By Mail Ballot: Deadline to apply for an absentee ballot to be mailed to you is February 28th, 5:00 p.m.
In-Person Ballot: Last day to vote an absentee ballot in-person is March 3rd.
In-Person absentee voting location and schedule (No satellite
locations for this election):
Office of Elections
Fairfax County Government Center
12000 Government Center Parkway
Suite 323
Fairfax, VA 22035
Schedule:
January 20th-March 2nd:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.;
Thursdays, 8:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 3rd, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Office Closed on Monday, February 20, 2012
Absentee Voting:
If you will be away from Fairfax County on Election Day or are unable to
go to the polls because of illness or disability, you may vote by absentee ballot by mail or in-person.
Voter ID Requirement:
Virginia voters are reminded that legislation adopted by the 2000 Virginia General Assembly requires them to provide identification (ID) at the polls (or to sign an Affirmation of Identity) in order to vote.
Acceptable forms of identification include the following:
- Virginia Voter Information Card
- Virginia driver's license or special identification card issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles
- Valid United States passport
- Military ID card
- Any Federal, state or local government-issued ID card
- Employer-issued photo ID card
- Social Security card
A voter who fails to bring acceptable ID to the polls may still vote after signing, under oath, an Affirmation of Identity, which is the voter's certification in writing that the name and address information provided to the election officials at the polling place is correct.
Please report change of name or address.
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. The deadline is 22 days prior to any general or primary election and 13 days before a special election.
You can submit your notice of change of name and/or address either by mail (12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 323, Fairfax, Virginia 22035-0081) or by fax (703-324-2205). In either case, the notice must include your signature to be valid. Notice cannot be made by telephone or by e-mail.
After your change is processed, you will be mailed a new Voter
Information Card. If a new card does not arrive within a few weeks,
please call us at 703-222-0776 to confirm that your notice was
received.
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