General Election 2018: Absentee Voting To Open In Fairfax City

FAIRFAX, VA—Absentee voting for Virginia's 2018 general election will open for Fairfax City residents on Friday, Sept. 21, from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. at Sisson House, 10455 Armstrong Street. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 6.

Absentee voting is an alternative to voting on Election Day for those unable to make it to the polls. Residents are able to cast an absentee ballot if they're:

• Away for personal business, work, vacation, active military service or at school.
• Working and commuting for 11 or more hours, between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m., on Election Day. (Account for those days when traffic is heavy or the weather is bad and it takes longer than usual to get to and from work.)
• Physically unable to go to the polls because of an illness or disability.
• A caregiver for a family member confined at home.
• Pregnant.
• A "first responder" (firefighter, law enforcement, emergency medical technician, search and rescue).
• Active Duty Merchant Marine or Armed Forces (or a spouse/dependent of someone on Active Duty).
• A Precinct Election Officer.
• Confined, awaiting trial (or convicted of a misdemeanor).

Click here for the full sample ballot.

Click here for other voting information.

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