Given all these reasons (including the vague “Business [or personal business] outside County/City of residence on Election Day,” it’s likely that you can legitimately find one. So…go vote TODAY! Democratic up and down the ballot, of course. 🙂 Thanks.
Reason Codes for Voting Absentee
| Code | Reason | Supporting Information Required |
| 1A | Student attending college or university outside of locality of residence in Virginia | Name of college or university |
| 1B | Spouse of student attending college or university outside locality of residence in Virginia | Name of college or university |
| 1C | Business outside County/City of residence on Election Day | Name of employer or business |
| 1D | Personal business or vacation outside County/City of residence on Election Day | Place of travel (VA county/city or state or country) |
| 1E | I am working and commuting to/from home for 11 or more hours between 6:00 AM and 7:00 PM on Election Day | Name of employer or businessand Election Day hours of working and commuting (AM to PM) |
| 1F | I am a first responder (member of law enforcement, fire fighter, emergency technician, search and rescue) | Not required |
| 2A | My disability or illness | Not required |
| 2B | I am primarily and personally responsible for the care of a disabled/ill family member confined at home | Family Relationship |
| 2C | My pregnancy | Not required |
| 3A | Confined, awaiting trial | Name of institution |
| 3B | Confined, convicted of a misdemeanor | Name of institution |
| 4A | An electoral board member, registrar, officer of election, or custodian of voting equipment | Not required |
| 5A | I have a religious obligation | Not required |
| 6A | Active Duty Merchant Marine or Armed Forces | Branch of service |
| 6B | Spouse or dependent living with a member of 6A | Branch of service |
| 6C | Temporarily residing outside of US | Enter your last date of residency at your Virginia voting residence only if you have given up that address permanently or have no intent to return |
| 6D | Temporarily residing outside of US for employment or spouse or dependent residing with employee | Name of business or employer |
| 7A | Requesting a ballot for presidential and vice-presidential electors only
(Ballots for other offices/issues will not be sent) | New state of residence and date moved from Virginia. Only eligible if you moved less than 30 days before the presidential election. |
| 8A | Authorized representative of candidate or party serving inside the polling place | Not required |
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