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ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Early voting for the Nov. 3 general election begins Friday, Sept. 18, in Alexandria. Any registered Virginia voter may cast a ballot before Election Day without giving a reason.
The ballot carries contests for U.S. Senate and the 8th District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, along with three proposed amendments to the Virginia Constitution. No city offices are on the ballot; the next election for mayor, City Council and School Board is Nov. 2, 2027.
Voting begins at the Office of Voter Registration and Elections, 132 N. Royal St., Suite 100, during normal business hours, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The office will be closed Oct. 12.
Extended hours at the Royal Street office: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 18; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 24; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 25; 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 26-29; and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 31.
A second site, the Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library at 5005 Duke St., opens on selected dates only: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 18; 1 to 5 p.m. Oct. 23; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 24; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 25; 1 to 7 p.m. Oct. 26-29; 1 to 5 p.m. Oct. 30; and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 31.
In-person early voting ends at 5 p.m. Oct. 31. No appointment is needed.
The deadline to register or update an address is Oct. 23. Voters have until 5 p.m. that day to request a mail ballot, which can be done at vote.elections.virginia.gov. Applications may also be mailed, faxed to 703-746-4540 or emailed to VoteAbsentee@alexandriava.gov. A drop box outside the elections office is available around the clock under video surveillance until 7 p.m. Nov. 3.
Democratic Sen. Mark Warner, who is seeking a fourth term, faces Republican Bert Mizusawa, a retired Army major general and former Pentagon official who won a three-way primary Aug. 4.
Four candidates are running in the 8th District, which includes Alexandria: Democratic Rep. Don Beyer, who has held the seat since 2015; Republican Tony Sabio; Libertarian Shelly Arnoldi; and independent Tim Sharman.
The three constitutional amendments passed the General Assembly in two consecutive sessions and were sent to referendum by Gov. Abigail Spanberger in February. Legislative votes on the abortion and voting rights measures fell largely along party lines, with Democrats in favor; the marriage amendment drew support from some Republicans as well.
As worded on the ballot, Question 1 asks whether the constitution should be amended to protect decisions about prenatal care, childbirth, postpartum care, birth control, abortion, miscarriage management and fertility care; to protect doctors, nurses and patients from punishment over those decisions; and to allow restrictions on third-trimester abortion except when the patient's health is at risk or the pregnancy cannot survive.
Question 2 asks whether to remove the constitution's ban on same-sex marriage, affirm that two adults may marry regardless of sex, gender or race, and require all legally valid marriages to be treated equally under the law.
Question 3 asks whether to establish a fundamental right to vote, automatically restore voting rights to people convicted of felonies upon release from incarceration, and replace the prohibition on voting by people found mentally incompetent with one applying to people found to lack the capacity to understand the act of voting.
Four precincts have new polling places: Blessed Sacrament voters now cast ballots at North Quaker, 1801 N. Quaker St.; The View has moved to Hope Way, 2800 Hope Way; City Hall voters now go to Lyles-Crouch Traditional Academy, 530 S. Saint Asaph St.; and George Mason School has moved to Trinity Church, 2911 Cameron Mills Road.
When available, a sample ballot will be posted on the city elections website.
More information is available at alexandriava.gov/Elections.
