Absentee Voting for Nov. 3 Election Now Available in Fairfax City

Absentee voting for the Nov. 3 General Election is now available from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. at Sisson House in Fairfax City. Sisson House is located next door to City Hall, at 10455 Armstrong St. (see map below) in Fairfax. You may vote absentee by mail or in-person.

See a sample ballot for Fairfax City here.

Here’s more information about voting absentee in Fairfax City:

• To vote absentee by mail, fill out an Absentee Ballot Application. Read and follow the instructions exactly. Your application should be returned promptly, but must be received by the Registrar at least seven days before the election. The City of Fairfax Electoral Board will send you by return mail an absentee ballot, which you must mark and mail back or deliver in person in time to reach the Board before the polls close on Election Day. Mailed ballots may be returned by mail or delivered to Sisson House by the voter to whom the ballot was sent, they may not be delivered by a third party. Please Mail Application to: General Registrar’s Office / Sisson House, 10455 Armstrong St. Fairfax, Virginia 22030.
• In-person absentee voting is available 45 days before General and Primary Elections. To vote absentee in-person, visit the General Registrar’s Office during any business day within the applicable time frame, fill out the absentee voting application, and vote on the in-person absentee voting machine all in one visit. In-person absentee voting ends at 5:00 p.m. on the Saturday before each election. State law requires the General Registrar’s Office to be open from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for in-person absentee voting the two Saturdays immediately preceding each Federal & State general election and one Saturday immediately preceding each local election and primary.
• Out of the country? Uniformed military? There are several different ways to apply to vote absentee. You may be qualified for more than one type of Absentee application based on your individual situation. To determine what is best for you contact our office; or go the State Board of Elections website; or go to the Federal Voting Assistance Program website.
  • Federal Write in Absentee Ballot 100 day Notice
• Permanently unable to go to the Polls because of a disability or chronic illness? Virginia offers an Annual Absentee Application.

Visit www.fairfaxva.gov/vote or call us at (703) 385-7890 for more information.