Voting Information

Election Day 2026 is Tuesday, November 3!

Early Voting: September 18-October 31

• Alexandria: hours and information for early voting available here;
• Arlington: hours and information for early voting available here.
• Fairfax: hours and information for early voting available here.

Friday, October 23 is the deadline to register to vote or update your voter registration here. Same Day Registration begins: Saturday, October 24, 2026.

On November 3, vote at your standard polling place, which you can find here, from 6 am to 7 pm.

By Mail:

If you want to vote by mail, apply here by 5:00 p.m on Friday, October 23, 2026.

Mail Ballots returned by mail must be postmarked on or before November 3, 2026 and received by 12pm on Friday November 6, 2026.

You may also return your Mail Ballot at a Drop Box by 7 pm on November 3. Drop boxes will be available at the early voting locations linked above and at your polling place on Election Day.

Your Ballot will include:

US Senate: Tim Kaine (D), Bert Mizusawa (R)

US House of Representatives, Virginia District 8: Don Beyer (D), Tony Sabio (R)

Ballot Question 1: Should the Constitution of Virginia be amended to (i) protect the freedom to make personal decisions about prenatal care, childbirth, postpartum care, birth control, abortion, miscarriage management, and fertility care; (ii) protect doctors, nurses, and patients from being punished for these decisions; and (iii) allow for restrictions on access to abortion during the third trimester of pregnancy except when the patient's health is at risk or the pregnancy cannot survive? (Explanation here)

Ballot Question 2: Should the Constitution of Virginia be amended to (i) remove the ban on same-sex marriage; (ii) affirm that two adults may marry regardless of sex, gender, or race; and (iii) require all legally valid marriages to be treated equally under the law? (Explanation here)

Ballot Question 3: Should the Constitution of Virginia be amended (i) to provide for the fundamental right to vote in the Commonwealth, (ii) to revise the qualifications of voters so that a person convicted of a felony is not entitled to vote during his period of incarceration but is automatically invested with the right to vote upon release from incarceration, and (iii) to update the existing prohibition on voting by persons found to be mentally incompetent to instead apply to persons who have been found to lack the capacity to understand the act of voting? (Explanation here)

Please note, Arlington County voters will have additional items on their ballots: Treasurer, County Board, School Board, and 5 bond referenda. Learn more here