Step 1: CHECK YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION STATUS
STEP 2: APPLY
Important: This application process is only for voting by mail and is not used for voting early in person.
Online Application
- Apply for your vote-by-mail ballot
- You will need:
- Social Security Number
- Virginia Driver's License or a Virgnia DMV-issued ID number
Paper Application
- Download, print, and complete--including your handwritten signature--a vote-by-mail application
-- OR --
- Pick up a preprinted paper application at:
Be sure your application is accepted!
- Parts 1, 2, 4, 5, and 8 of the paper application must be completed fully or your application will be denied, and you will need to submit a new one
- Virginia law requires that you include the last four digits of your social security number and sign the form by hand
Submit your completed paper application using one of these methods:
- Scan, then email: AbsenteeBallot@fairfaxcounty.gov
- Mail: Fairfax County Office of Elections P.O. Box 10161, Fairfax, VA 22038
- Fax: 703-324-3725
- Hand deliver: Fairfax County Office of Elections, 12000 Government Center Pkwy, Suite 323, Fairfax, VA 22035
Deadline
- Applications must be received in the Office of Elections 11 days before the election
When To Expect Your Ballot
- Ballots are mailed to voters beginning 45 days before the election
- After the mailing period begins, ballots are mailed within three business days of applications being approved
- Once a ballot is mailed, its delivery time is dependent on the U.S. Postal Service
