Voting open at 14 satellite Fairfax County locations

Fourteen satellite locations are now open for absentee voting in Fairfax County through October 31 from Monday through Friday, 1 p.m.-7 p.m.; and Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (Great Falls is only open on Saturdays beginning October 17.) They are:

Early voting also continues at the Fairfax County Government Center through October 31, in Suite 323, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax, VA 22035, conference rooms 2 and 3. Hours are 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturdays.

Mail-in Ballots

Virginia is now mailing ballots to those who have applied for absentee ballots. The deadline to apply for a mail-in ballot by mail, fax, or email is Friday, October 23, by 5 p.m. Due to reported problems of slow mail delivery by the United States Postal Service, you should request a ballot as soon as possible and return it quickly.

Your ballot must be postmarked by the Office of Elections no later than November 3 and must be received by noon on November 6. You can start the process and track the status of your mail-in ballot request here here.

If you decide that you don’t want to mail your ballot due to slow mail delivery, the Virginia General Assembly has approved the use of drop boxes at precincts and satellite locations as well as the Office of Elections in the Fairfax County Government Center, Suite 323. But only when those locations are open. Voters can return their ballot to any precinct from 6 a.m.-7 p.m. on Election Day, November 3.

Voters who requested a mail-in ballot but decide they want to vote in person on Election Day, should bring their mail ballot with them to their voting precinct from 6 a.m.-7 p.m., on November 3, where officials will void it.

If you have a disability, you can request to vote curbside on Election Day. A phone number will be prominently displayed outside of the voting locations that you can call, and a voting machine will be brought out to you. Here is more information on voting disability services.

Here’s more information on early voting.

__ Karen Kirk, Deputy Editor of The Blue View