The Office of the General Registrar of the City of Richmond has issued a record number of absentee ballots through the mail and wants to facilitate the return of those voted ballots.
 
The office will have a “Drive Up and Drop Off” post curbside on the 9th Street side of City Hall for voters to drive up and hand their absentee ballot to staff. The service will operate from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Monday, June 22, 2020.
 
Voters can only drop off their own ballot; they cannot drop off a ballot for another voter. The Registrar requests voters who have applied for an absentee ballot through the mail to return it, rather than to go to the polls on Election Day with the ballot. Returning ballots directly to City Hall does not require a wait or paperwork. Those who have been issued a ballot through the mail cannot vote that ballot at the polls. If they go to vote on Election Day, they will have to go through the process of voiding their ballot and surrendering it before being allowed to vote.
 
Please also be advised that while this Friday, June 19, 2020 is a holiday for the rest of the city, the Office of the General Registrar will be open for normal business hours on Friday, including in-person absentee voting.
 
Voted absentee ballots must be in the Office of the General Registrar no later than 7 p.m., Tuesday, June 23, 2020. For more information, please contact J. Kirk Showalter, General Registrar at (804) 646-5950.
 
 
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