VOTE

Voter Information for Fairfax County

- Virginia Voter Registration Form
- Formulario en Español ~ Spanish Voter Registration Application

Lyndon Johnson called the right to vote, “the most powerful tool ever devised by man to break down the walls of injustice.” Voting is your fundamental right as an American, and the most basic means by which you have a voice in how your government works. Voting determines who will represent you, your family, and your neighbors in your community, your state, and your country. We need your help to get everyone registered to vote and to make sure every vote is counted in Fairfax County.

The primary date (vote to choose the Democratic nominees) is Tuesday, June 11, 2013.
The general election date is Tuesday, November 5, 2013.

As long as you show up at the polls ON TIME, you cannot be turned away without voting on a machine or by casting a provisional ballot. Please be sure you are at your correct precinct polling location.

Voters are supposed to present some form of identification when they come to vote. Acceptable forms of identification include:

Virginia voter card, Virginia driver’s license, or Social Security card.
Identification issued by the Government of the U.S., Virginia, or any County, City, or Town.
An employer-issued ID with your photograph.

For more information, you may call the office of Voter Registration at 703.324.4735.

2013 Election Calendar

May 20, 2013, 5:00 pm – voter registration deadline to register before the primary
October 15, 2013, 5:00 pm – voter registration deadline for general election
November 5, 2013, 6:00 am – 7:00 pm – ELECTION DAY

ELECTION YEAR GUIDELINES

Virginia has a General Election every year on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November
Federal offices are elected in even-numbered years
State and Local offices are elected in odd-numbered years
If primaries are called by the political parties, they are held on the second Tuesday in June

VOTER REGISTRATION

You may register to vote year-round except during the 21 days prior to a General or Primary election, 6 days prior to a Special election, or 6 days prior to a Special election called by the Governor (Code of Virginia 24.2-416).
Persons 18 years old or older on the general election date (born on or before November 5, 1995) may register and vote in both the primary and general elections.

Voter Registration

Verify that you are registered to vote, click here.
Voter registration application, download or interactive (still must print and mail).

In Person Registration

M-F 8:00 am – 4:30 pm at the:
- Fairfax County Office of Elections, Suite 323
  Fairfax County Governmental Center
  12000 Government Center Parkway
  Fairfax, VA 22035
  703.222.0776 phone

By Mail Registration

Pick up a Virginia Voter Registration Application at the following sites:
- FCDC Headquarters
- Public libraries
- Department of Motor Vehicles offices
- Military recruitment offices
- Public assistance agency offices
- District Governmental Centers
- Board of Supervisors Offices
- Citizen Information Desk in the County Government Center lobby
- Judicial Center information desk
Mail the application to:
- Fairfax County Office of Elections, Suite 323
  Fairfax County Governmental Center
  12000 Government Center Parkway
  Fairfax, VA 22035

PLEASE NOTE: Virginia law requires that those who register by mail, rather than in person, must vote in person the first time they vote OR submit a copy of your ID with the mail-in Absentee Ballot Application.

ABSENTEE VOTING – IN PERSON – GOVERNMENT CENTER

Office of Elections, Suite 323, in the Fairfax County Government Center
12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax.
In-person voting at the Government Center will use the WINVote™ touch screen voting machines.

ABSENTEE VOTING – IN PERSON – SATELLITE LOCATIONS

Absentee Satellite locations:

Franconia Governmental Center, 6121 Franconia Road, Alexandria
Mason Governmental Center, 6507 Columbia Pike, Annandale
[NEW] Dolley Madison Library, 1244 Oak Ridge Avenue, McLean
Mount Vernon Governmental Center, 2511 Parkers Lane, Alexandria
[NEW] North County Human Services Building, 1850 Cameron Glen Drive, Reston
Sully Governmental Center, 4900 Stonecroft Boulevard, Chantilly
West Springfield Governmental Center, 6140 Rolling Road, Springfield

Election Day
History: Why it is the day it is.
Election Day (the day that United States citizens cast their ballot to elect government officials) is the Tuesday on or after November 2nd.
November was selected because the harvest work was done.
Tuesday was selected because many people had to travel the day before to reach the polling place. Since most people did not travel on Sunday for religious reasons, they did not want it to be on a Monday.
Election Day was not to fall on November 1st because it is All Saints Day.
Election Day was not to fall on the first of the month because many shop keepers did their books for the preceding month on the first.

MORE INFORMATION

Fairfax County Office of Elections
- The Electoral Board and The General Registrar
  Fairfax County Governmental Center
  12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 323
  Fairfax, VA 22035
  open for business weekdays, 8:00 am – 6:00 pm
  Electoral Board, 703.324.4735, FAX: 703.324.4706
  General Registrar, 703.222.0776, FAX: 703.324.2205
  http://www.FairfaxCounty.gov/eb
Virginia State Board of Elections
- Suite 101, 200 North 9th Street
  Richmond, VA 23219-3485
  804.864.8901 Toll Free: 800.552.9745 FAX: 804.371.0194
  http://www.SBE.Virginia.gov

POLITICAL SIGNS

Political signs must comply with local ordinance, Chapter 9.5 of Title 24.2, Code of Virginia, and Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) regulations. No sign shall be erected earlier than 75 days prior to nomination, election or referendum, AND all signs shall be removed within fifteen days after the announced results of the nomination, election or referendum.

To obtain information or to submit an application for a Fairfax County sign permit contact:

Department of Planning and Zoning (http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpz/)
Zoning Enforcement Branch
12055 Government Center Parkway, Suite 829
Fairfax, VA 22035
703.324.1300

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