Early voting for the Nov. 3 election opens Friday, Sept. 18, at the North County Governmental Center in Reston, one of three Fairfax County sites.
No excuse is needed. Any registered voter in Fairfax County can walk into any of the three early voting locations and vote, according to the Fairfax County Office of Elections. Voters must bring an acceptable photo ID or complete an ID Confirmation Statement at the polls.
The ballot carries a U.S. Senate race, a U.S. House contest, two county bond referendums totaling $255 million, and three proposed amendments to the Virginia Constitution covering abortion, same-sex marriage and voting rights.
Where and when to vote early
The three sites open Friday, Sept. 18, and stay open through Saturday, Oct. 31:
- North County Governmental Center: 1801 Cameron Glen Drive, Reston
- Fairfax County Government Center: 12000 Government Center Pkwy, Fairfax
- Mount Vernon Governmental Center: 2511 Parkers Lane, Alexandria
Weekday hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Saturday hours (Sept. 19, Oct. 24 and Oct. 31) are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday hours (Oct. 18 and Oct. 25) are noon to 5 p.m.
Thirteen more locations open Oct. 22 for the final 10 days of early voting. The Herndon Fortnightly Library at 768 Center St. is among them, according to the Virginia Department of Elections.
The deadline to register to vote or request a mail-in ballot is Friday, Oct. 23. Election Day polls open 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3.
What's on the ballot
U.S. Senate: Sen. Mark Warner, 71, is seeking what he has called his final term. In a July interview with WDBJ7, Warner said, "Respectfully, I'm asking folks to hire me, but I don't want to pretend that this is not my last term." He faces Republican Bert Mizusawa, a retired Army major general.
U.S. House, 11th District: Most of Reston falls in the 11th, the only congressional district fully within Fairfax County. Rep. James Walkinshaw, a former Braddock District supervisor, is running for a second term against Republican Arthur Purves, retired computer programmer and longtime president of the Fairfax County Taxpayers Alliance, and Green Party candidate Dianne L. Blais.
$180 million parks bond: The referendum would fund recreation center improvements, deferred capital renovations and land acquisition across the county. About $89 million would go toward recreation center upgrades, FFXnow reported. Fairfax County voters have approved all 14 park-bond referendums since 1959.
$75 million human services bond: The bond would direct $40 million to renovations at the Tim Harmon Campus in Chantilly, which provides residential substance use and behavioral health services, and $35 million to upgrades at the Joanne Jorgenson Public Health Laboratory.
Three constitutional amendments: The Virginia General Assembly passed all three earlier in 2026. They now go to voters for ratification.
- Abortion and reproductive care. Would protect decisions about prenatal care, childbirth, birth control, abortion and fertility care, while allowing restrictions on abortion access during the third trimester except when the patient's health is at risk.
- Same-sex marriage. Would remove the state's unenforceable ban on same-sex marriage, in place since before the U.S. Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling, and affirm that two adults may marry regardless of sex, gender or race.
- Voting rights. Would establish a fundamental right to vote in Virginia and automatically restore voting rights to people released from incarceration for felonies. Gov. Abigail Spanberger restored voting rights to more than 60,000 Virginians in July.
Full early voting hours and locations are listed on the Fairfax County elections website.
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