Voter Registration and Absentee Voting Deadlines for September 4 Special Election

FROM THE CITY OF ALEXANDRIA: 

Voter Registration and Absentee Voting Deadlines for September 4 Special Election

For Immediate Release: August 27, 2012

On Tuesday, September 4, there will be a Special Election to fill a vacancy in the House of Delegates, 45th District. The 45th District includes parts of Arlington, Fairfax, and 13 precincts in Alexandria. Polling places in the 45th District will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Voter Registration Deadlines

The legal deadline to register to vote in the September 4 Special Election is Tuesday, August 28 at 5 p.m.Voter Registration applications submitted by mail must be postmarked on or before August 28. 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 before the August 28 deadline risk being ineligible to vote in the September 4 Special Election.

Alexandria voters who are not certain if they live in the 45^th District or if their registration is up to date, may go toalexandriava.gov/Elections and click “Am I Registered and Where do I Vote?” or call the Alexandria Office of Voter Registration at 703.746.4050.

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

• Complete the application online at alexandriava.gov/Elections, print it out, sign it and mail it to the Alexandria Office of Voter Registration, 132 N. Royal St., Suite 100, Alexandria, VA 22314. Applications must be postmarked by August 28.
• Pick up an application at Alexandria Libraries or the City’s Office of Communications and Public Information (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.

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 Deadlines

Applications to have an absentee ballot sent by mail must be received by the Voter Registration Office no later than Tuesday, August 28 at 5:00 p.m. Absentee ballot applications are available online fromalexandriava.gov/Elections, or by contacting the Alexandria Voter Registration Office at 703.746.4050. Completed absentee applications can be submitted by mail to the Voter Registration Office at the address below. They may also submitted in-person, by fax (703.838.6449), or by scanned email attachment to Anna Leider,anna.leider@alexandriava.gov.

Absentee ballots obtained by mail must be received by the Voter Registration Office on or before Election Day, Tuesday, September 4, at 7 p.m.

The deadline for casting an absentee ballot in person is Saturday, September 1, at 5 p.m. To cast an absentee ballot in-person, go to the Alexandria Voter Registration Office at 132 N. Royal St., Suite 100, Alexandria, Virginia 22314.

In-person absentee voting hours are Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. with extended hours on the following days:

• Tuesday, August 28 from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
• Saturday, September 1 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

There are many reasons registered voters in the City of Alexandria may qualify to vote absentee, for example, if they are:

• Away on business, vacation, active military service, or at school.
• Working/commuting for 11 or more hours between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Election Day.
• A “first responder” (firefighter, law enforcement, emergency medical technician).
• Physically unable to go to the polls, or a primary caregiver for a family member who is ill.

Alexandria Precincts in the 45^th House of Delegates District

Ladrey Senior Building, 300 Wythe Street

City Hall, 301 King Street

Lyles Crouch School, 530 S. St. Asaph Street

Durant Center, 1605 Cameron Street

Lee Center, 1108 Jefferson Street

Cora Kelly Center, 25 W. Reed Avenue

Mt. Vernon Center, 2701 Commonwealth Ave.

George Washington School, 1005 Mt. Vernon Avenue

Fire Dept. Headquarters, 900 Second Street

Maury School, 600 Russell Road

George Mason School, 2601 Cameron Mills Road

Agudas Achim Congregation, 2908 Valley Drive

Blessed Sacrament Church, 1427 W. Braddock Road

For more information on voter registration, absentee voting, and sample ballots seealexandriava.gov/Elections or call 703.746.4050.