Weekend early voting starts Oct. 18 in Charlottesville and Albemarle; registration closes Oct. 23
City and county registrars add Saturday, Sunday and longer weekday hours in the final two weeks before the Nov. 3 general election.
CHARLOTTESVILLE - Weekend early voting for the Nov. 3 general election begins Sunday, Oct. 18, in Charlottesville and Albemarle County, according to the localities' official early voting notices. Friday, Oct. 23, is the deadline to register and to get mail-ballot applications to the registrar by 5 p.m., the Virginia Department of Elections says.
Charlottesville's City Hall Annex, 120 7th St. NE, Room 142, is open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays, noon to 5 p.m. Sundays, Oct. 18 and 25, and 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays, Oct. 24 and 31.
Albemarle's 5th Street County Office Building, 1600 5th Street Extended, Room A, is open 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, from 7 a.m. Tuesdays, Oct. 20 and 27, and until 7 p.m. Thursdays, Oct. 22 and 29. Weekend hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the same two Sundays and 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the same two Saturdays.
Early voting ends Oct. 31. Mailed ballots must be postmarked by Election Day and arrive by noon Nov. 6.
Source: Charlottesville Public Notice of In-Person Early Voting https://www.charlottesville.gov/396/Voter-Registration-Elections; Albemarle County How to Vote https://www.albemarle.org/government/elections/vote-absentee; Virginia Department of Elections Upcoming Elections https://www.elections.virginia.gov/casting-a-ballot/calendars-schedules/upcoming-elections.html
- When
- Early voting through Sat., Oct. 31. Weekend hours: Sun. Oct. 18 & 25 (city noon-5 p.m.; county 11 a.m.-4 p.m.); Sat. Oct. 24 & 31 (both 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.). Albemarle extended: Tue. Oct. 20 & 27, 7 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thu. Oct. 22 & 29, 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Register/update and mail-ballot request deadline: Fri., Oct. 23 (mail requests received by 5 p.m.). Election Day: Tue., Nov. 3, polls 6 a.m.-7 p.m.
- Where
- Charlottesville: City Hall Annex, 120 7th St. NE, Room 142 (weekdays 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.). Albemarle: 5th Street County Office Building, Room A, 1600 5th Street Extended (weekdays 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.).
- Cost
- Free
- How to take part
- Register or request a mail ballot through the Virginia Department of Elections Citizen Portal by Oct. 23. Questions: Charlottesville registrar 434-970-3250; Albemarle registrar 434-972-4173. Mailed ballots must be postmarked by Nov. 3 and received by noon Nov. 6.
- City of Charlottesville: Voter Registration & Elections (Public Notice of In-Person Early Voting)
- Albemarle County: How to Vote
- Virginia Department of Elections: Upcoming Elections
- City of Charlottesville Voter Registration & Elections, Public Notice of In-Person Early Voting
- Albemarle County Voter Registration & Elections, How to Vote
- Virginia Department of Elections, Upcoming Elections