Voting In Alexandria: Everything You Need To Know

ALEXANDRIA, VA — Election Day is here, and Alexandria voters will head to the polls on Tuesday to decide races for president, U.S. House and Senate.

The ballot will include a congressional district race, a race for one U.S. Senate seat and two state constitutional amendments. The City of Alexandria is entirely in the 8th congressional district.

Returning Absentee Ballots

Election Day is a deadline for voters who are casting an absentee ballot. Absentee ballots requested by mail must be delivered in person by 7 p.m. on Nov. 3 or be postmarked by Tuesday, Nov. 3. For absentee ballots returned by mail, they must be received by Alexandria's Office of Voter Registration and Elections by noon on Friday, Nov. 6. There is a 24/7 secure drop box for absentee ballots outside the Office of Voter Registration and Elections (132 North Royal Street, Suite 100). Drop boxes are also available at any polling place on Nov. 3 from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Voting on Election Day

Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Nov. 3. For those voting in person on Nov. 3, you can check your polling place at vote.elections.virginia.gov/VoterInformation. The Office of Voter Registration and Elections has provided a map of precincts.

An acceptable form of identification is required to vote in person, but it no longer has to be a photo ID. Examples of accepted IDs include a Virginia driver's license or DMV-issued photo ID, U.S. passport, and copy of a utility bill, paycheck or other government document showing the voter's address.

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Where to Find Results

Tallies of votes will start to appear on the Virginia Department of Elections results page after polls close at 7 p.m. on Nov. 3.

Candidates and Ballot Questions

Below are the candidates on the ballot and proposed Virginia constitutional amendments.

President and Vice President

• Joseph R. Biden, President and Kamala D. Harris, Vice President - Democrat
• Donald J. Trump, President and Michael R. Pence, Vice President - Republican
• Jo Jorgensen, President and Jeremy F. "Spike" Cohen, Vice President - Libertarian

Member, United States Senate

• Mark R. Warner - Democrat
• Daniel M. Gade - Republican

Member House of Representatives, 8th District

• Donald S. Beyer Jr. - Democrat
• Jeff A. Jordan - Republican

Constitutional Amendment #1

Should the Constitution of Virginia be amended to establish a redistricting commission, consisting of eight members of the General Assembly and eight citizens of the Commonwealth, that is responsible for drawing the congressional and state legislative districts that will be subsequently voted on, but not changed by, the General Assembly and enacted without the Governor's involvement and to give the responsibility of drawing districts to the Supreme Court of Virginia if the redistricting commission fails to draw districts or the General Assembly fails to enact districts by certain deadlines?

Constitutional Amendment #2

Should an automobile or pickup truck that is owned and used primarily by or for a veteran of the United States armed forces or the Virginia National Guard who has a one hundred percent service connected, permanent, and total disability be free from state and local taxation?

For more information, visit www.alexandriava.gov/Elections.