Deadline to Register and Update Virginia Voter Registrations: February 13

FROM THE CITY OF ALEXANDRIA: 

For Immediate Release: February 8, 2012

The legal deadline to register to vote in the March 6 Republican Presidential Primary is Monday, February 13 at 5 p.m. Voter Registration applications submitted by mail must be postmarked on or before February 13. The same deadlines are in effect for Virginia voters who are registered, but have moved within the city of Alexandria, or within Virginia. Voters who do not update their registration records prior to the February 13 deadline risk being ineligible to vote in this Primary.

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

Checking Registration

Alexandria voters who are not certain if they are registered at their current address can go toalexandriava.gov/Elections and click on “Am I Registered and Where do I Vote?” or call the Alexandria Office of Voter Registration at 703.746.4050.

New Registrations

The Alexandria Office of Voter Registration offers the following voter registration methods:

•  Complete the application online at alexandriava.gov/Elections, print it out (and sign it) and mail it to the Alexandria Office of Voter Registration, 132 N Royal Street, Suite 100, Alexandria, VA 22314. Applications must be postmarked on or before February 13.
• Pick up an application at Alexandria Libraries or the City’s Community Relations Office (Room 1900 at City Hall).
• Register in person at the Alexandria Office of Voter Registration or at Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles Customer Service Centers.

Address Updates

Virginia registered voters who need to update their addresses may:

• Complete the form on the back of their old Voter I.D. card and mail or fax it to the Alexandria Office of Voter Registration; or,
• Complete a new voter registration application and mail or fax it to the Alexandria Office of Voter Registration.
  The Office of Voter Registration FAX number is 703.838.6449.

Absentee Voting

Absentee voting is now in progress. Visit alexandriava.gov/Elections or call 703.746.4050 for information on absentee voting and other election information, including sample ballots and precinct information.

For more information, contact Tom Parkins, General Registrar, at 703.746.4050 ortom.parkins@alexandriava.gov