By Mail

Virginia Absentee Ballot Applications

Virginia Absentee Ballot Application (for permanent residents of Virginia who will be away from their city or county on Election Day or unable to go to the polls because of illness or disability)

Virginia Annual Absentee Ballot Application due to Physical Disability or Illness (for permanent residents of Virginia who are unable to go to the polls because of illness or disability)

To Apply for an Absentee Ballot by Mail you can send your application by:

• Mail
  Chesapeake Voter Registration Office
  P.O. Box 15225
  Chesapeake, Virginia 23328
• Fax
  757-547-5402
• Drop off at our office
  Chesapeake Voter Registration Office
  411 Cedar Road
  Chesapeake, Virginia 23322

Reasons You Can Request an Absentee Ballot

You may vote absentee, either by mail or in person, if you are unable to go to the polls on Election Day because you ...

• are a student or the spouse of a student attending a school outside Chesapeake
• will be away from Chesapeake on business
• will be working and commuting for 11 or more hours between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. will be away from Chesapeake on personal business or vacation
• are unable to go to the polls because of illness or disability
• are the primary caretaker of a confined family member
• have a religious obligation
• are confined awaiting trial
• are confined having been convicted of a misdemeanor
• are an election official
• are on active duty in the military outside Chesapeake
• are the spouse or dependent residing with a member of the military outside Chesapeake
• are an overseas citizen* whose most recent United States residence was in Chesapeake

*ATTENTION OVERSEAS CIVILIAN VOTERS
Virginia Election Law requires that a civilian who has voted by absentee ballot as a "Temporary Overseas Voter" must reregister when they return to Chesapeake. Civilians who fail to reregister, when they return from overseas to live in Chesapeake, will not be eligible to vote in the next election. Returning civilians must complete and mail in a Virginia Voter Registration Application before the registration books close for the next election.

Tips for Absentee Voters

• Apply early! Voters can request an Absentee Ballot Application as early as 12 months before an election. Please allow enough time for your application to be processed and your ballot to be mailed to you. Your voted ballot must be received by your Electoral Board in time to be counted on Election Day.
• Please fill out the form completely. Omissions on your form can jeopardize your ability to vote.
• Check your Absentee Ballot Status