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 the June Primary Election for June 17th for the purpose of nominating a candidate for the Democratic and Republican Parties for the offices of governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, member, Virginia House of Delegates and local offices.
SEE: Official Order Calling June 2025 Primaries;
June 2025 Called Primary Elections;
2025 June Primary Elections (Final) v3
In a statement, CAIR Government Affairs Coordinator Shafiquil Muhshna said:
“Our votes carry the power to shape the future of our communities—from the school boards educating our children to the lawmakers deciding our rights. When we vote, we show that our voices can’t be ignored, our values won’t be sidelined, and our communities will not be left out.”
NOTE: Primaries only take place if two or more candidates qualify to be on the primary ballot. The “2025 June Primary Elections” document are offices for which two or more candidates qualified. If only one candidate qualified, they automatically become the party’s nominee and qualify for the November General ballot.
Candidate lists are located here: https://www.elections.virginia.gov/casting-a-ballot/candidate-list/.
KEY DATES AND RESOURCES
Register to vote or update an existing registration:
Early, in-person voting period:
- Friday, May 2, 2025 through 5:00 p.m., Saturday, June 14, 2025.
Contact your local registrar’s offices for all early voting and satellite location information.
Voter registration offices will be open for early voting from Saturday, June 7, 2025.
Apply for a ballot to be mailed to you:
- Through 5:00 p.m., Friday, June 6, 2025.
Your request must be received by your local registrar’s office by 5:00 p.m.
Apply for an absentee ballot online using the Citizen Portal.
See who is on your ballot by viewing the candidate lists.
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.
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; CAIR National Communications Manager Ismail Allison, 202-770-6280, iallison@cair.com