Where, when and how to vote in the City of Alexandria

Early voting: now through Oct. 31

Any Alexandria voter can vote early at either of the city's two early-voting sites. The Office of Voter Registration and Elections, 132 N. Royal St., Suite 100, has been open since Friday, Sept. 18, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays. It adds weekend and evening hours: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays, Oct. 18 and 25; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays, Oct. 24 and 31; and 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, Oct. 26 through Oct. 29.

Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library, 5005 Duke St., is open for early voting only on these days: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays, Oct. 18 and 25; 1 to 5 p.m. on Fridays, Oct. 23 and 30; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays, Oct. 24 and 31; and 1 to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, Oct. 26 through Oct. 29. Early voting ends at 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31.

Missed the Oct. 23 registration deadline? You can still register and vote on a provisional ballot: at an early-voting site from Saturday, Oct. 24, or on Election Day at the polling place for the precinct where you live.

Election Day: Tuesday, Nov. 3

On Election Day you must vote at the polling place for your precinct, from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Anyone in line at 7 p.m. can still vote. Enter your address in the guide above to find yours, or look it up in the state's Citizen Portal.

The city has moved four polling places: Blessed Sacrament's voters now go to North Quaker, 1801 N. Quaker Lane; The View's to Hope Way, 2800 Hope Way; City Hall's to Lyles Crouch School, 530 S. St. Asaph St.; and George Mason School's to Trinity Church, 2911 Cameron Mills Road. Check yours even if you've voted recently.

Many Fairfax County homes south and west of the city have Alexandria mailing addresses. If yours is one, you vote in Fairfax County, not in the City of Alexandria.

Every Alexandria ballot has the same contests: U.S. Senate, U.S. House (8th District) and three proposed amendments to the state constitution.

Voting by mail

Any registered voter can vote by mail; no excuse is needed. Your application must reach the elections office by 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23. Apply online.

A mailed ballot must be postmarked by Election Day, Nov. 3, and arrive by noon Friday, Nov. 6. You can also drop it in the 24-hour box outside the elections office, 132 N. Royal St., until 7 p.m. on Election Day, or at any Alexandria polling place on Election Day, 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

If something is missing from your ballot envelope, the elections office will contact you, and you have until noon Friday, Nov. 6, to fix it. Ballots that arrive by Friday, Oct. 30, get that chance. More from the Office of Voter Registration and Elections.

What to bring

Virginia asks every voter who votes in person for one form of ID. These are accepted:

• Virginia driver's license or DMV ID card, current or expired
• U.S. passport or passport card
• U.S. military ID
• Any other ID card issued by the federal government, Virginia or a Virginia locality
• Voter ID card from the Department of Elections, or other voter confirmation documents
• Student ID from a Virginia high school, college or university
• Photo student ID from a college or university elsewhere in the U.S.
• Photo ID from your employer
• Tribal ID from one of the 11 tribes Virginia recognizes
• A utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck or other government document with your name and address, no more than 12 months old

No ID? You can sign an ID Confirmation Statement, swearing you are who you say you are, and vote a regular ballot. If you don't sign it, you'll vote a provisional ballot and must get a copy of your ID to the electoral board by noon Friday, Nov. 6.

If you registered by mail without providing ID and this is your first time voting in a federal election, you must show ID; the statement doesn't count.

Getting there

Where a DASH, Metrobus or Metrorail stop is within a quarter-mile of a site, the guide names it and the routes that serve it, and the directions links open your maps app with transit directions. DASH buses don't charge a fare on any route.

Accessibility

Every precinct has an accessible Touch Writer ballot-marking device with an audio ballot. On Election Day, voters 65 or older or with a disability can vote from their car outside the polling place: call 703-746-4050, or send someone inside to tell the chief election officer. You can bring a family member or friend to help you vote, or ask an election officer; your helper can't be your employer, an agent of your employer, or an officer or agent of your union. Ask for other accommodations at least 48 hours ahead at 703-746-4050 (TTY 703-838-5056).

About this guide

Early-voting sites, the drop box and polling places come from the City of Alexandria Office of Voter Registration and Elections and the Virginia Department of Elections; precincts and site locations from the city's GIS office; Congressional and General Assembly districts and map geography from the U.S. Census Bureau; stops and routes from WMATA's and DASH's published timetables. The Washington Clarion is not affiliated with the Office of Voter Registration and Elections. Confirm details at alexandriava.gov/Elections.