Absentee voting for the upcoming general election is available in the Falls Church Voter Registration Office during regular office hours, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. weekdays starting last Friday. Additionally, the Office of Voter Registration and Elections in City Hall, 300 Park Ave., Falls Church, will be open for in-person absentee voting the two Saturdays prior to the General Election, Oct. 29 and Nov. 5, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

All applications for absentee ballots by mail must be received in the office no later than 5 pm on Tuesday, Nov. 1 (one week before Election Day) in order to have sufficient time to receive and return a paper ballot by mail.

The City of Falls Church General Election will be held on Nov. 8. On the ballot will be contests for Senate District 35, House District 53, Commonwealth’s Attorney, and a referendum for a Proposed Charter Amendment.

Registration books will close on Monday, Oct. 17. Registration applications will be accepted as meeting the deadline if they are either received by the Office of Voter Registration and Elections or postmarked by Oct. 17.

For more information, visit fallschurchva.gov/vote.