Buckingham County Voter Registration and Elections
Margaret Thomas
Registrar
buckinghamelections@embarqmail.com
13012 W. James Anderson Hwy
Post Office Box 222
Buckingham, VA 23921
434.969.4304
434.969.2060 Fax
M-F 8:30a.m - 4:30p.m.
Absentee Voting
Citizens who will be absent from Buckingham County on Election Day, or who are unable to go to the polls because of illness or disabilities, may apply to have an absentee ballot mailed to them or may vote absentee in person at the Registrar Office. State law permits voters to vote absentee if they are:
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Students at institutions of higher learning, and their spouses
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Absent for business purposes
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Absent for personal business or vacation
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Unable to get to the polls because of physical disability or illness
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Caretakers of confined family members
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Awaiting trial and under confinement
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Serving time for misdemeanor convictions
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Active duty uniformed services or merchant marine personnel and their dependents
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Regularly employed outside the U.S. and dependents
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Unable to go to the polls due to religious obligations
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A person who will be at work or commuting for a total of 11 or more hours of the 13 hours the polls are open
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A person who is temporarily residing outside the U.S.
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Pregnancy
The Virginia Absentee Ballot Application is available below in either PDF or Microsoft Word. You can download and print the application form, complete it, and either mail or fax it to Buckingham County Voter Registrar. Virginia law requires signature of absentee applicant. We cannot at this time accept electronic submissions. Please see the application instructions for more information.
The Microsoft Word version was created using Word 97, and may not display properly if you are using an earlier version of Word. It also may not display properly with some browsers. If the file does not display or print properly, try saving the file to your hard drive, and then opening it in Word.
How to vote the absentee ballot
You will receive specific instructions with your ballot. Vote the ballot as soon as you receive it. Seal your voted ballot in the envelope provided, in the presence of a witness. You must complete all information on the ballot envelope and sign it. You may deliver your voted ballot in person, or mail it to your electoral board office using the pre-addressed envelope provided with your ballot. In order to be counted your ballot must be received no later than 7:00 p.m. on Election Day.
How to vote if living abroad
All U.S. Citizens are entitled to vote in Federal Elections (the offices of President and Vice President, U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives). If you are an active duty member of the uniformed services, or if you are regularly employed abroad but maintain a permanent domiciliary address in Virginia to which you plan to return at some future date, you and any dependents residing with you are eligible to receive a full ballot, including all state and local offices and issues. Please complete the Virginia Absentee Ballot Application.
If you do not have a domiciliary address in Virginia and you are not a member of the uniformed services or a dependent of a member, you are still eligible for a Federal ballot. Please contact the Voting Assistance Officer at your nearest U.S. embassy or consulate, request the Federal Post Card Application (Federal Form 76), and return it to the registrar's office in the Virginia jurisdiction where you last resided. Your name will be placed on a temporary list for the specific election only, to be removed immediately following the election. This provision applies only to Federal elections.
For more information on voting for overseas citizens and uniformed services personnel, please visit the Federal Voting Assistance Program web site.
