According to the Virginia Department of Elections, in-person early voting runs from Friday, Sept. 19 through Saturday, Nov. 1. Early voting locations vary by locality; some jurisdictions operate multiple satellite sites with different hours of operation, while others rely on a single registrar’s office. The expansion of early voting in Virginia is still relatively new. Lawmakers approved no-excuse absentee voting and broadened access to early in-person voting beginning in 2020, aligning the commonwealth with many other states. “The one thing we know above all about early voting is that it’s very popular.