State Voter Information Directory

Virginia Statewide Voter Information

Overseas & Military Voters

Federal and State Elections

Virginia Presidential Primary held on Tue Mar 5, 2024

Type

Deadlines

Overseas Military

Absentee Voter Registration

Received by Mon Feb 12, 2024 5:00pm EST Received by Mon Feb 12, 2024 5:00pm EST

Ballot Request for Registered Voter

Received by Tue Feb 27, 2024 Received by Tue Feb 27, 2024

Ballot Return

Received by Tue Mar 5, 2024 7:00pm EST Received by Tue Mar 5, 2024 7:00pm EST

Virginia State Primary held on Tue Jun 18, 2024

Type

Deadlines

Overseas Military

Absentee Voter Registration

Received by Tue May 28, 2024 5:00pm EDT Received by Tue May 28, 2024 5:00pm EDT

Ballot Request for Registered Voter

Received by Tue Jun 11, 2024 Received by Tue Jun 11, 2024

Ballot Return

Received by Tue Jun 18, 2024 7:00pm EDT Received by Tue Jun 18, 2024 7:00pm EDT

Overseas Voters

U.S. citizens living abroad have the right to vote as absentee voters, provided they are eligible to vote in their state. If you are living outside of the U.S. permanently, indefinitely, or temporarily, your voting rights stay with you, even if you never voted when you lived in the U.S. To vote from overseas:

  • Complete and send an overseas voter registration/ballot request form to your election office in the U.S. This is one specific form that will register you as an overseas voter and request your absentee ballot – simultaneously.

Many states allow children who were born overseas, but never lived in the U.S., to use their U.S. parents’ last residence address to register.

Military Voters

Service members and their eligible family members living outside their voting jurisdiction (within or outside the U.S.) are able to vote as absentee voters.

  • If you are a service member, or an eligible family member, there is a single form to file for both voter registration and ballot request. It is often called the “Federal Post Card Application” or the FPCA form. This form must be re-filed with your election office each time you change location.

To vote as a service member or eligible family member:

  • Complete and send a voter registration/ballot request form “FPCA” to your election office in the U.S. It is the same form in all states.

Voting Military

Service members and their dependents may register and request a ballot using the federal voter registration/ballot request form ("FPCA"). You will have the following identification options when completing the form:

  • Complete Social Security Number

Voting Overseas

U.S. citizens living overseas may register and request a ballot using the overseas voter registration/ballot request form. You will have the following identification options when completing the form:

  • Complete Social Security Number

Overseas Voter

In-Person Mail Fax Email Online

Voter Registration

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Absentee Ballot Request

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Blank Ballot To Voter

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Voted-Absentee Ballot Return

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Absent military and overseas citizens may request blank ballots sent to them electronically by providing an email address or fax number on their application. Some localities send a link to a website for the voter to download their ballot materials for return by mail. Returning a Ballot: The oath on the envelope must be witnessed. If using the Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot, this witness requirement still applies.

Military Voter

In-Person Mail Fax Email Online

Voter Registration

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Absentee Ballot Request

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Blank Ballot To Voter

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Voted-Absentee Ballot Return

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Absent military and overseas citizens may request blank ballots sent to them electronically by providing an email address or fax number on their application. Some localities send a link to a website for the voter to download their ballot materials for return by mail. Returning a Ballot: The oath on the envelope must be witnessed. If using the Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot, this witness requirement still applies.