Registered voters who will be away from Prince William County on Election Day or who are unable to go to the polls because of illness or disability may vote by absentee ballot. Eligible voters may vote in-person prior to Election Day or apply to have an absentee ballot mailed to them. 

 

To request an Absentee Ballot be mailed to you, print the Absentee Ballot Application, fill it out, and mail it to PWC Voter Registration and Elections 9250 Lee Avenue, Suite 1 Manassas, VA 20110, or fax it to 703-792-6461 or 703-792-4973. You may also contact us via email at AbsenteeVoting@pwcgov.org.

The forms cannot be submitted online (because a signature is required), but a completed and signed form may be scanned and sent electionically via email at AbsenteeVoting@pwcgov.org.

 

You may fill out this form at either of our offices. Absentee ballot applications are also available at County government centers and libraries. The deadline to request an Absentee Ballot by mail is 5 p.m. on the Tuesday before Election Day.

 

Ballots are mailed starting 45 days before each election as soon as ballots are ready (you may send in your application anytime after the previous General Election, e.g., in December you can send in an Absentee Application for any election to be held the following year). Once ballots are ready, all applications received in our office are processed and mailed within three business days. Please send your application early enough to allow time for us to mail your ballot and for you to return it by Election Day. Ballots must be received by 7 p.m. on Election Day in order to be counted. Call or e-mail us if your ballot doesn't arrive within a reasonable time. The last day ballots can be requested for mailing is the Tuesday preceding Election Day.

 

All absentee ballots, those sent by mail and those cast in-person, are counted on Election Day in Virginia. Optical scan equipment is used to count paper ballots. Follow the marking instructions on your ballot and return it in the envelopes provided. Be sure to fill in ALL the information on Envelope B. Anyone over 18, including your spouse, family member or neighbor, may serve as your witness. If you choose to return your ballot in person rather than mailing it, remember that only the voter can hand-deliver his or her ballot to the Registrar's office; an ID is required.

 

 

Absentee voting in-person begins approximately 45 days prior to each election depending upon the availability of ballots. Once voting locations, times, and dates are finalized prior to an election the Absentee Voting Hours flyer will be updated.

 

There are two permanent Voter Registration locations for Prince William County voters:

 

For November elections we have a third voting site with very limited hours at the Haymarket Museum. Refer to the Absentee Voting Hours flyer for specific information.

 

The Absentee Ballot application form is available at all locations. When you go to vote In-Person you will complete the form, provide an appropriate ID (see Voter ID Requirements), and vote on a voting machine just as you would on Election Day.

 

 

If you are:

 

you may be eligible to receive an absentee ballot by completing the Federal Post Card Application (FPCA). The FPCA allows eligible citizens to register and request absentee ballots on one form. A citizen does not need to submit a separate application for each election since Virginia accepts the Federal Post Card Application as a request for all Federal office elections for the calendar year in which it was submitted. To ensure that you receive absentee ballots for all elections in which you are eligible to vote we recommend that you submit a new Federal Post Card Application in January of each year and whenever you have a new mailing address. If you are requesting an absentee ballot for a specific election note in Block 6 the election for which you are requesting the ballot, i.e., “Primary (or Special or General) election only.” If you wish to vote in primaries, make sure you designate which party's ballots you would like to receive (Block 5).

 

More information is available at these sites:

 

Contact us at 703-792-6470, or via email at AbsenteeVoting@pwcgov.org.

 

 

​ATTENTION MILITARY AND OVERSEAS VOTERS   Virginia Election Law requires that you re-register when you return to Virginia. Complete and mail in a Virginia Voter Registration Application before the registration books close for the next election.

 

 

Virginia Election Law 24.2-703.1 provides that any voter who is eligible for an absentee ballot “... because of a physical disability or physical illness, and who is likely to remain so disabled or ill for the remainder of the calendar year shall be eligible to file a special annual application to receive ballots for all elections in which he is eligible to vote in a calendar year.”

 

If you have an ongoing disability or illness and you wish to receive an absentee ballot by mail for all elections in which you are eligible to vote, call 703-792-6470 to request an application, or print a copy: Annual Absentee Ballot Application for Disabled or Ill Voter. Only the first application you send to us requires a doctor’s signature verifying your disability or illness.

 

You will be sent absentee ballots for all elections in which you are eligible to vote. In December of every year you will be sent another Annual Application to be completed in order to request ballots for the upcoming election year. These subsequent Annual Applications do not need the physician's signature since you would have already submitted a physician's statement on your first annual application.

 

If you have more questions call 703-792-6470 or contact us via email at AbsenteeVoting@pwcgov.org.