(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/20/23) – The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is encouraging all eligible Muslim voters in Virginia to take part in early in-person and absentee voting for the state’s 2023 off-year General Election starting on Friday, September 22. Additionally, absentee ballots will be dispatched to voters who have requested them by mail.
Forty Virginia state senators and 100 house representatives in the Virginia State General Assembly, and a number of counties, city councils, town councils, school boards, and other elected official seats are up for election on November 7, 2023.
“We encourage all eligible Muslims to register and take part in early voting,” said CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw. “It is essential that our community makes its voice heard. By actively engaging in the democratic process, we can ensure that the issues that matter most to us are addressed and that our voices contribute to the shaping of Virginia’s future.”
Click Here: Find Your Early Voting Station in Virginia
Key 2023 Virginia State General Election Dates (All Deadlines apply to the November 7th Election)
- First day of in-person early voting at your local registrar’s office: Friday, September 22, 2023.
- Deadline to register to vote, or update an existing registration: October 16, 2023 (Voters may register after this date, through Election Day, and vote using a provisional ballot).
- Deadline to apply for a ballot to be mailed to you: October 27, 2023. Your request must be received by your local voter registration office by 5:00 p.m.
- Voter registration offices open for early voting: Saturday, October 28, 2023.
- The last day of in-person early voting at your local voter registration office: Saturday, November 4, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.
- Election Day: Tuesday, November 7, 2023
Finding Your Early Voting Station
In some areas, early voting stations have been established alongside the state of Virginia’s General Registrar’s Office. Any voter in the locality can visit either the Virginia General Registrar’s Office or an early voting site to cast their vote in person or drop off their mailed absentee ballot.
Virginia voters can easily locate their polling place or contact their General Registrar for more information.
Voting Options in Virginia
To vote absentee by mail:
- Apply online through the Virginia Department of Elections’ (VDE) website.
- Find all paper absentee application forms on VDE’s forms page.
- Military and overseas voters can access specific information about absentee voting on VDE’s military and overseas voting page.
Once you have applied, you can track the status of your absentee application and ballot by visiting VDE’s Citizen Portal. For Fairfax County voters who submitted an absentee ballot application, please use VDE’s tracking system.
Additional Voting Information in Virginia
When voting in person, you will be required to present an acceptable form of identification at the polls. For more details on voting in person, voting absentee, military and overseas voting, accessible voting, and candidate information, please visit VDE’s website.
Please note that Virginia law permits you to vote in only one political party primary election when multiple political party primary elections are held on the same day (Va Code § 24.2-530). Each primary election features a separate ballot listing different candidates, and you must indicate your choice of ballot.
When voting in-person, you will be asked to provide an acceptable form of identification at the polls.
- More details on voting in-person
- More details on voting absentee
- More details on military and overseas voting
- More details on accessible voting
- More details on candidates in election
Note (1): Election dates, voter registration and absentee voting information, and portions of this press release were directly sourced from the VDE. For the most up to date information, please visit the VDE’s website by clicking here
NOTE (2): As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, CAIR does not endorse or oppose any candidate running for office.
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CONTACT: CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, e-Mitchell@cair.com; CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-742-6448, rmccaw@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com