Election Day is November 3, 2026
Vote at your precinct.
OR
Vote EARLY at City Hall (409 South Main Street)
September 18th - October 31st, Monday through Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Saturday, October 24th and October 31st
9:00am 5:00pm
Sunday, October 18th and October 25th
12:00pm-5:00pm
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Also see special information about voting security and rides to the polls in 2026.
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Learn About the Constitutional Amendments
There are three constitutional amendments on the ballot this year
We have provided links to official information in English and Spanish
We have provided links to official information in English and Spanish
Question 1: Reproductive Freedom -- Detailed explanation in English and Spanish
Question 2: Marriage Equality -- Detailed explanation in English and Spanish
Question 3: The Right to Vote -- Detailed explanation in English and Spanish
Question 2: Marriage Equality -- Detailed explanation in English and Spanish
Question 3: The Right to Vote -- Detailed explanation in English and Spanish
Why we say YES to all three amendments
Why is this necessary?
The Dobbs decision showed us just how fragile our reproductive rights are when they are based on a Supreme Court ruling.
Nationwide access to birth control currently depends on two SCOTUS rulings. Griswold v. Connecticut and Eisenstadt v. Baird. Griswold bases access to birth control on a right to marital privacy. Eisenstadt extends the right to unmarried individuals. Justice Clarence Thomas explicitly questions Griswold. Project 2025 wants to limit access to contraception by allowing insurers and employers to exclude it from covered care. State Senator Mark Obenshain has a long record of opposing guaranteed access to reproductive care, including contraceptives.
This amendment does not change current limitations on abortion in Virginia. It does mean that when a pregnant individual faces fetal anomalies or threats to their own health after 24 weeks of gestation, the hard decisions belong to them, their family, and their medical care providers.
Nationwide access to birth control currently depends on two SCOTUS rulings. Griswold v. Connecticut and Eisenstadt v. Baird. Griswold bases access to birth control on a right to marital privacy. Eisenstadt extends the right to unmarried individuals. Justice Clarence Thomas explicitly questions Griswold. Project 2025 wants to limit access to contraception by allowing insurers and employers to exclude it from covered care. State Senator Mark Obenshain has a long record of opposing guaranteed access to reproductive care, including contraceptives.
This amendment does not change current limitations on abortion in Virginia. It does mean that when a pregnant individual faces fetal anomalies or threats to their own health after 24 weeks of gestation, the hard decisions belong to them, their family, and their medical care providers.
QUESTION 2: Twenty years ago, Virginians approved the following amendment. "That only a union between one man and one woman may be a marriage valid in or recognized by this Commonwealth and its political subdivisions. This Commonwealth and its political subdivisions shall not create or recognize a legal status for relationships of unmarried individuals that intends to approximate the design, qualities, significance, or effects of marriage. Nor shall this Commonwealth or its political subdivisions create or recognize another union, partnership, or other legal status to which is assigned the rights, benefits, obligations, qualities, or effects of marriage." This was nullified by Obergefell v. Hodges. As noted above, legal rights that rest only on a SCOTUS decision are tenuous. This amendment ensures that if national law changes, Virginia will continue to recognize same-sex marriage.
QUESTION 3: Virginia is one of two states that permanently disenfranchise persons convicted of felonies unless the governor personally restores their rights. Virginia governors of both parties have advocated undoing this constitutional provision, which is historically tied to Jim Crow laws, but relying on the goodwill of governors is tenuous. Governor Glenn Youngkin quietly halted the bipartisan practice used by his three immediate predecessors—Governors Bob McDonnell, Terry McAuliffe, and Ralph Northam—which had systematically or automatically restored voting rights to individuals upon completion of their sentences. This amendment brings Virginia into the 21st century by creating a consistent, automatically applied set of rules for citizens reentering society after incarceration.
The amendment also ensures that someone cannot lose their right to vote simply because they become disabled. Thereby, protecting the rights of disabled citizens.
QUESTION 3: Virginia is one of two states that permanently disenfranchise persons convicted of felonies unless the governor personally restores their rights. Virginia governors of both parties have advocated undoing this constitutional provision, which is historically tied to Jim Crow laws, but relying on the goodwill of governors is tenuous. Governor Glenn Youngkin quietly halted the bipartisan practice used by his three immediate predecessors—Governors Bob McDonnell, Terry McAuliffe, and Ralph Northam—which had systematically or automatically restored voting rights to individuals upon completion of their sentences. This amendment brings Virginia into the 21st century by creating a consistent, automatically applied set of rules for citizens reentering society after incarceration.
The amendment also ensures that someone cannot lose their right to vote simply because they become disabled. Thereby, protecting the rights of disabled citizens.
Are you worried about mail-in voting or safety at the polls?
The Supreme Court has said it is too late to implement the Trump administration's proposed changes to mail-in voting for the November election.
We trust the Virginia system, but understand if you are still concerned.
If you do not receive your absentee ballot by September 21, phone the Harrisonburg Voter Registrar office at 540-432-7707. They can help you determine whether you are properly registered.
We have great confidence in the Virginia election process and our local election officials.
But if you are concerned about trusting your absentee ballot to the Post Office, you may hand-deliver your sealed, completed ballot.
Options for dropping off your SEALED, completed ballot.
Walk into City Hall during early voting or into your local polling place on November 3 and turn in your ballot.
Use the curbside service at any polling location (City Hall or your precinct) and hand your sealed ballot to the poll worker.
New option: drop your sealed ballot in the drop box at City Hall, or have someone you trust drop it off for you.
We know that some people are afraid to vote because the Trump administration has said that they will deploy ICE or other federal agents at polling places.
We are offering the following service REGARDLESS OF YOUR PARTY AFFILIATION or voting choices.
If you are a CITY RESIDENT and need a ride to early voting, please phone
Jayne at 540-421-5327.
You will be able to vote from the car if you have mobility issues or do not feel safe entering the polling area.
We trust the Virginia system, but understand if you are still concerned.
If you do not receive your absentee ballot by September 21, phone the Harrisonburg Voter Registrar office at 540-432-7707. They can help you determine whether you are properly registered.
We have great confidence in the Virginia election process and our local election officials.
But if you are concerned about trusting your absentee ballot to the Post Office, you may hand-deliver your sealed, completed ballot.
Options for dropping off your SEALED, completed ballot.
Walk into City Hall during early voting or into your local polling place on November 3 and turn in your ballot.
Use the curbside service at any polling location (City Hall or your precinct) and hand your sealed ballot to the poll worker.
New option: drop your sealed ballot in the drop box at City Hall, or have someone you trust drop it off for you.
We know that some people are afraid to vote because the Trump administration has said that they will deploy ICE or other federal agents at polling places.
We are offering the following service REGARDLESS OF YOUR PARTY AFFILIATION or voting choices.
If you are a CITY RESIDENT and need a ride to early voting, please phone
Jayne at 540-421-5327.
You will be able to vote from the car if you have mobility issues or do not feel safe entering the polling area.
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Check your voter registration status, NOW! Make sure it is accurate and active.
https://vote.elections.virginia.gov/VoterInformation DEADLINE TO REGISTER AND/OR REQUEST ABSENTEE BALLOT
IF YOU MISS THE DEADLINE, YOU CAN REGISTER AND VOTE A PROVISIONAL BALLOT AFTER 10/23. |
If you register for permanent absentee vote-by-mail status, you will never miss an election! Your ballot will show up to remind you that it is time to vote. If you need to vote absentee this year only, you can do that online, too.
Register for absentee voting here: https://vote.elections.virginia.gov/VoterInformation/Lookup/absentee |
If you are a Harrisonburg registered voter and need a free Voter ID Card and want a hand with the process, email us at [email protected]. We can help, including getting you to the Harrisonburg Voter Registrar's Office to get what you need. If you are County registered voter and need a free Voter ID Card and want a hand with the process, email us at [email protected]. We can help, including getting you to the Rockingham County Registrar's Office to get what you need.
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