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Voter Registration Office Monday –
VOTING IN THE 2020 PRIMARY Friday from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Extended
hours will be from 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. on
Tuesday, June 9 and Tuesday, June
By Rashawnda Atkinson 16. The office will also open for vot-
The Republican Party will have a absentee voting process or an acces- ers on Saturday, June 20 from 8 a.m.
Primary Election on Wednesday, sible ballot marking device to vote. – 5 p.m. In-person absentee voting
June 23, for U.S. Senate. Voters will for the June 23 Primary ends at 5
have three candidates from which The Beatley Library, a popular poll- p.m. on June 20, 2020.
they may select. Sample ballots may ing location, will not be open for this
be viewed and downloaded from primary per the City’s Voter Regis- Absentee By Mail
https://www.alexandriava.gov/ tration Office. Apply to get an absentee ballot
uploadedFiles/elections/info/ mailed to you at
SampleBallotJune23ColoredBack- Bring Your Identification vote.elections.virginia.gov. Applica-
ground.pdf. The Virginia Department of Elections tions to receive the ballot are due no
requires voters who vote on Election later than 5 p.m. on Tuesday, June
The Democratic Party will not have a Day and in-person absentee to show 16, 2020. Return your completed bal-
2020 primary as only one candidate valid identification before voting. lot to the Alexandria Voter Registra-
qualified for the Democratic ballot. Voters can apply for a photo voter ID tion Office so that it can be received
when they arrive to vote. The Virgin- no later than 7 p.m. on June 23, 2020.
Social Distancing Policy ia Dept. of Elections has a chart
To promote social distancing, the online at vote.elections.virginia.gov Military and Overseas Voting
Alexandria Voter Registration Office that shows which photo IDs are ac- Information about voting options and
requests that voters remain in their ceptable for voting purposes. registration status is available at
vehicle and call 703-746-4050 or www.elections.virginia.gov/
press the call button outside the of- In-Person Absentee registration/military-overseas/
fice on 132 North Royal Street upon You can still vote in-person absentee index.html.
arrival. Voters can use a curbside for the June 23 Primary at Alexandria

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