Fairfax County Votes Today: 230-Plus Polling Places Open 6 to 7, County Offices Closed

Fairfax County votes today at its assigned precincts. All 230-plus polling locations across the county are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, and anyone in line by 7 p.m. will be able to vote — but on Election Day a voter must vote at the polling location for the precinct where they are registered, and the county warns that several polling locations have changed since the last election. County government offices are closed for the day; polling places and all Office of Elections activities are open.

The mechanics reward a minute of checking. Voters should bring ID and confirm their polling location before leaving — through the Virginia Department of Elections Citizen Portal or the county elections office at 703-222-0776. Curbside voting is available for voters age 65 and older and for anyone with a disability, illness or injury that prevents them from entering the polling place. A mail ballot can still be returned before 7 p.m. today, or mailed postmarked on or before today and received by noon on Friday, November 6.

The ballot is layered. Fairfax voters decide U.S. Senate and House races — the House in the 8th, 10th and 11th Districts depending on address — plus three proposed amendments to the Virginia Constitution addressing reproductive freedom, marriage equality and restoration of voting rights following felony convictions. County questions ask for $180 million in bonds for parks and park facilities and $75 million for community health and human services facilities, and Herndon voters elect a mayor and six Town Council members.

Voters may also see the election being watched as they cast it: authorized representatives of parties and candidates and neutral observers, including representatives of the federal government, may be present at some polling places. The U.S. Department of Justice monitored additional language support during Fairfax County's August primary and has announced plans for the same today.