Vote by Mail

View your voter information to make sure it is correct.

If you are not registered to vote, apply on the Citizen's Portal.

Important: This application process is only for voting by mail and is not used for voting early in person.

Online Application

1. Apply for your vote-by-mail ballot
    
2. You will need:
   • Social Security Number
   • Virginia Driver's License or a Virgnia DMV-issued ID number

Paper Application

1. Download, print, and complete--including your handwritten signature--a vote-by-mail application
   • En Español
   • Tiếng Việt
   • 한 국어

   -- OR --

2. Pick up a preprinted paper application at:
   • Fairfax County governmental centers
   • Fairfax County library branches

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

1. By mail or commercial delivery service

• Must be postmarked on or before election day
• Must arrive in the Office of Elections before noon, on the first Friday after election day 

2. By ballot drop-off box

• 24/7 in front of the Fairfax County Government Center
• At early voting locations during opening hours
• On election day at any precinct polling location, 6 a.m – 7 p.m.

3. In person

• Fairfax County Office of Elections during business hours

1. Single Election Change

Use the Permanent Absentee Voter Single Election Change Form to:

• Change where your ballot is sent for one election
• Add or change the political party primary ballot selection for one election or permanently

Download: Virginia Permanent Absentee Ballot Change Application (English) (En Español) (Tiếng Việt) (한 국어)

2. Remove your name from Permanent Absentee Voter List

Use the Request to Remove Name from Permanent Absentee Voter List Form to remove your name from the Permanent Absentee Voter List

Download: (English) (En Español) (Tiếng Việt) (한 국어)  

3. Submit: Use 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

4. Deadline: Applications must be received in the Office of Elections 11 days before the election