Fairfax County Voting Information — November 3\, 2026
Election Day is Tuesday\, November 3\, 2026. Fairfax County voters can vote early in person\, vote by mail\, or vote at their assigned polling place on Election Day.
Important Dates:
• Early in-person voting: September 18 through October 31\, 2026
• Deadline to register or update voter registration: Friday\, October 23\, 2026
• Deadline to apply for a mail ballot: Friday\, October 23\, 2026
• Election Day: Tuesday\, November 3\, 2026
• Polls are open on Election Day: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Vote Early In Person: Early voting begins at the Fairfax County Government Center\, Mount Vernon Governmental Center\, and North County Governmental Center on September 18. Additional early-voting sites open October 22.
Early voting locations\, hours\, and updates:
https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/elections/early-voting
Vote by Mail: Any registered voter may request a mail ballot. Complete your ballot\, seal it in the return envelope\, and complete and sign the required voter statement on the envelope. Vote-by-mail information can be found: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/elections/vote-by-mail
Permanent Absentee Ballot Drop Box:
If you receive a mail ballot but prefer not to return it through USPS\, you may use the secure 24/7 absentee ballot drop box outside the Fairfax County Government Center.
Location:
Fairfax County Government Center
12000 Government Center Parkway
Fairfax\, VA 22035
The drop box is outside the front entrance\, on the brick plaza to the left near the accessible parking spaces. It is available 24 hours a day once early voting begins. On Election Day\, completed ballots must be returned by 7 p.m.
Permanent drop-box details: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/elections/permanent-absentee-ballot-drop-box
You may also return a completed mail ballot:
• At any Fairfax County early-voting location during voting hours
• At the Fairfax County Office of Elections during office hours
• At any Fairfax County polling place on Election Day\, before 7 p.m.
• By U.S. Mail\, if mailed in time to meet Virginia’s ballot-return rules
Check your ballot and election information:
Fairfax County Office of Elections: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/elections/office-elections
Fairfax County sample ballots: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/elections/sample-ballots
Contact the Fairfax County Office of Elections:
Phone: 703-222-0776 (TTY: 711)
Email: voting@fairfaxcounty.gov
Office: 12000 Government Center Parkway\, Suite 323\, Fairfax\, VA 22035