REGISTRARS OFFICES OPEN SATURDAYS AS A CONVENIENCE TO VOTERS

News Release
	For Immediate Release:       October 20, 2008	For More Information: Susan S. Pollard, APR Director of Communications Office: 804-786-0282 Mobile: 804-641-9199               Or 804-864-8901 (Press 3)
	REGISTRAR’S OFFICES OPEN SATURDAYS AS A CONVENIENCE TO VOTERS ~ Additional Hours Provide Opportunity to Vote Absentee In-Person  ~
	RICHMOND, VA- Virginia voters eligible to vote absentee for the upcoming election will have an increased opportunity to cast their absentee ballot in-person. Offices of the General Registrars will all be open for 8 hours on each of the two Saturdays immediately before Election Day. Voters must meet one of 17 eligibility requirements to vote absentee.  Applications are available online at the State Board of Elections website or at local voter registration offices.  To vote by mail the application must be received at the voter’s local registrar’s office by 5:00 p.m. on October 28. The last day to vote absentee in-person at the local registrar’s office is November 1.  Identification will be requested for in-person absentee voting.  For a full list of acceptable forms of identification visit www.sbe.virginia.gov/voterid . Voters should contact their local registrar’s office to confirm business hours for Saturday, October 25 and Saturday, November 1. ###