Early voting available at more locations
There were long lines at the Mason District Government Center on Oct. 22, the first day early voting expanded to more satellite locations in Fairfax County. Election Day is Nov. 3.
We also heard that the other early voting location in Mason District, Thomas Jefferson Library on Arlington Boulevard, was busy.
The polls at both of those locations are open through Oct. 31:
- Monday through Friday, 1-7 p.m.
- Saturday, Oct. 24, and Sat. Oct. 31, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
- Sunday, Oct. 25, 12-5 p.m.
View wait times online. Mailed ballots can be deposited in drop boxes at all early voting locations.
Curbside voting is available for anyone with a disability or over age 65. Look for the “curbside voting” sign near the accessible parking area.
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What’s on the ballot?
U.S. Senate:
- Sen. Mark Warner (D)
- Bert Mizusawa (R)
For voters in the 8th Congressional District:
- Rep Don Beyer (D)
- Tony Sabio (R)
- Shelly Arnoldi (L)
- Tim Sherman (I)
For voters in the 11th Congressional District:
- Rep. James Walkshaw (D)
- Arthur Purves (R)
- Diane Blais (G)
For voters in the 10th Congressional District:
- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D)
- Dave Beckwith (R)
- Ahsen Mujeeb Malik (I)
Three constitutional amendments are on the ballot:
Reproductive rights – Should the Constitution of Virginia be amended to:
- protect the freedom to make personal decisions about prenatal care, childbirth, postpartum care, birth control, abortion, miscarriage management, and fertility care;
- protect doctors, nurses, and patients from being punished for these decisions; and
- allow for restrictions on access to abortion during the third trimester of pregnancy except when the patient’s health is at risk or the pregnancy cannot survive?
Marriage equality – Should the Constitution of Virginia be amended to:
- remove the ban on same-sex marriage;
- affirm that two adults may marry regardless of sex, gender, or race; and
- require all legally valid marriages to be treated equally under the law?
Voting rights – Should the Constitution of Virginia be amended to:
- provide for the fundamental right to vote in the Commonwealth;
- revise the qualifications of voters so that a person convicted of a felony is not entitled to vote during his period of incarceration but is automatically invested with the right to vote upon release from incarceration; and
- update the existing prohibition on voting by persons found to be mentally incompetent to instead apply to persons who have been found to lack the capacity to understand the act of voting?
Two bond measures are on the ballot:
- A proposed $180 million park bond includes $89 million to replace the Audrey Moore Rec Center in Annandale with a new facility with a larger fitness area, multi-sport gym, an Olympic-size competition pool, a warm water pool, a childcare center, an expanded senior center, and other amenities. The park bond would also fund repairs, upgrades, and new amenities in existing parks.
- A $75 million community health and human services facilities bond would provide $40 million to renovate and expand three drug and alcohol treatment centers on the Tim Harmon Campus in Chantilly and $35 million to replace and modernize the JoAnne Jorgenson Public Health Laboratory in Fairfax.