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Voting by mail

If you want to vote by mail, request a mail-in ballot in print or online.

*The deadline to request a mail-in ballot is this Friday, May 28, at 5 p.m. Your request must reach the registrar by this time.

Voting early

If you want to vote early in person, then visit the Albemarle County Office Building. You can cast your ballot there any weekday and the next two Saturdays (May 29 and June 5) from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Wondering where your requested ballot is?

We’re hearing that they’re sometimes taking a little longer than expected to arrive. If you asked for a ballot, check the Virginia Citizen Portal to confirm that the registrar got your request. You can also track the ballot using Ballot Scout.

Avoid traffic by voting early!

Though turnout on June 8th is expected to be light thanks to mail-in and early voting, consider voting early to avoid traffic at polling places on voting day. Schools will be in session and there could be heavy traffic at polling places. Here’s a chart of the peak traffic times at polling places.

Have more questions?

We’ve got all the answers, and we have easy-to-follow video guides in English and Spanish that you can find at our Virginia Voter Guide.

The General Assembly is back in session, and if you’re not following the thoughtful and detailed updates from our district’s Senator Creigh Deeds, you’re missing out. Read his weekly dispatches from the legislature on Sen. Deeds’ web site, and if you’d like to sign up and get them in your inbox, email his staff.

As the General Assembly shifts into gear, keep an eye on several exciting bills that could continue Virginia’s progress toward equity, justice, and prosperity–and be ready to reach out to your senators and delegates about any piece of legislation that you particularly favor.

After last fall’s elections proved the benefits of expanding access to voting, a raft of new bills aim to make 2020’s improvements permanent. Proposals from Democrats in the General Assembly include establishing drop boxes and ballot curing for absentee ballots, curbside voting, Sunday absentee voting, voter preregistration for Virginians 16 and older, and eliminating witness signatures on absentee ballots.

Legislators have also proposed bills that would bar any locality from discriminating against minority voters, beef up the transparency of citizen-led redistricting, pass a Constitutional amendment that would create an affirmative right to vote (thus automatically restoring voting rights to convicted felons), and help consign the Electoral College to history’s dustbin by joining the National Popular Vote Compact.

The General Assembly is further considering legalizing marijuana (after previously decriminalizing it) and abolishing the death penalty.

Keep tabs on this and any other legislation you care about through Virginia’s Legislative Information System.

Emerge Virginia’s looking for Democratic women who want to run for office. Whether you’re interested in jumping into politics at the local or state level, they’ll help train you to get on the ballot, campaign, and win. To learn more about who’s eligible and how to apply for their 2021 Signature Program Training, visit Emerge Virginia’s site before the Jan. 11 application deadline!