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 Office of Voter Registration & Elections 

Next Election: General Election on November 3, 2009

      Absentee Voting Information:
            In Person Absentee Voting is available at City Hall (300 Park Avenue) beginning September 18th. Hours for in person absentee voting are the same as office hours: 8 am to 5 pm.  Additionally, the office will be open on the two Saturdays before the Election, October 24th and 31st, from 9 am to 5pm.

            Absentee Voting by mail is also available. Please fill out this application (new window will open, wait a few seconds for window to redirect you to the form).

and mail it to:                         or fax it to:
   Voter Registration                                 703-248-5204
   300 Park Ave., Room 101E
   Falls Church, VA 22046

Applications to absentee vote by mail must be received by the office no later than Tuesday, October 27, in order to mail out the ballot and receive the ballot back by November 3rd.  The ballot must be received by the office no later than 7pm on November 3rd.

      IMPORTANT DATES:  
            September 18th - Start Absentee Voting    
            October 5 - Last day to register to vote for this election
            October 27 - Deadline for receipt of absentee ballot applications BY MAIL or BY FAX for the General Election
            October 31 - Last day to vote in person absentee at City Hall
            November 3rd - Election Day
            

Voter Registration
Citizens may register to vote in person at City Hall or by mail. Applications to register by mail are available at City Hall (300 Park Avenue) and at the Mary Riley Styles Public Library (120 North Virginia Avenue). Applications may also be requested by calling 703-248-5085 (TTY 711).

Polling Places
Polling places are accessible to persons with disabilities. The polls are open every election day from 6 a.m.-7 p.m. Registered voters waiting in line to vote at 7 p.m. will be allowed to vote.

Electoral Board

M. Margarette Shovlin - Chairman

Thomas E. Smolinski - Vice Chairman

Renee Bergmann Andrews - Secretary

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David B. Bjerke - General Registrar
The Falls Church City Electoral Board announced that David B. Bjerke was sworn in as the City's General Registrar on Aug. 31, 2009. Bjerke comes to Falls Church from the Fairfax County Office of Elections, where he directed polling place and voting equipment operations for the county's 239 polling locations and more than 2,000 pieces of voting equipment. Bjerke is certified as a Virginia Registered Election Officer and is working toward national certification. He is also studying for a Master of Public Policy degree at George Mason University, from which he holds a Bachelor of Arts in Integrative Studies degree with a double concentration in Computer Graphics and Mulitmedia Technologies.