September 20
First day of in-person absentee voting.
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October 15
Deadline to register to vote. People not registered by this date may cast a provisional ballot.
October 25
Last day to request vote-by-mail ballot.
November 2
Last day for in-person absentee voting.
November 5
Election Day
Polls open 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
7:10 p.m. - Localities begin reporting in-person, election-day results.
November 6-7
Localities continue to process any remaining mail ballots and begin considering validity of provisional ballots.
November 8
Noon - deadline to accept mail ballots delivered by USPS.
After Noon - Localities begin to report results of any additional absentee ballots.
December 2
State Board of Elections meets to certify results for November election.
Source: Virginia Department of Elections