The deadline to register to vote or update your address for the November 4, 2008 General Election (Presidential) is Monday, October 6.

Are you registered? Did you move? Download a VA Voter registration form.

Absentee Balloting - Starting September 22nd!

Did you know you can vote starting September 22nd?

Don't Wait in Line on Election Day. Vote absentee via mail or in person!

You may be eligible to vote by absentee ballot, especially if your employer is not located in Arlington. If you work in a neighboring community, why not avoid the stress of waiting in a long line to be late for work or rushing to get to the polls before they close? Vote absentee instead!

• Click here to download an application for an absentee ballot to be mailed to you.
• Click here for more information on voting absentee.
• Not sure where you're registered to vote? Click here to find out.

Get Involved: Volunteer with AYD

Here are 3 ways you can Volunteer. Please sign up and help make Virginia Blue.

1. Volunteer for Metro Flyering.
Hand out voter information on the Orange Line or Blue Line. You can choose the date, time and metro stop that is convenient for you.

• Wednesday, October 1, 2008
  7 - 9 a.m. & 5-7 p.m.
• Thursday, October 2, 2008
  7 - 9 a.m. & 5-7 p.m.
• Friday, October 3, 2008
  7 - 9 a.m. & 5-7 p.m.
• Monday, October 6, 2008
  7 - 9 a.m. & 5-7 p.m.
• Tuesday, October 7, 2008
  7- 9 a.m. & 5-7 p.m.
• Wednesday, October 8, 2008
  7 - 9 a.m. & 5-7 p.m.
• Thursday, October 9, 2008
  7 - 9 a.m. & 5-7 p.m.
• Friday, October 10, 2008
  7 - 9 a.m. & 5-7 p.m.

To volunteer at a metro close to you, contact the appropriate person.

Orange Line Contact: Chris King
Blue Line Contact: Nicole Truhe

2. Volunteer for Phone Banks.

3440 N. Fairfax Dr. (Near Virginia Square Metro)

• Tuesday, September 30
  6 - 9p.m.
• Tuesday, October 7
  6 - 9p.m.

To volunteer for a phone bank, contact Kip Malinosky

3. Volunteer to Canvass.

Saturday, October 11
12:30pm - 3PM

Meet at Arlington Democratic Committee office building 2009 14th Street (a couple blocks from the Courthouse Metro).

We will carpool to Fairfax to canvass an area that has not been canvassed before. We will pick up canvassing packets at the Coordinated Campaign office in Fairfax, where we will split into teams and go through a quick training. From there, the teams will go out for approximately 90 minutes and knock on doors to identify voters, make sure the voter registration is up to date and talk a little bit about absentee voting, etc.

To volunteer contact, Bree Raum

Mark your Calendar for In-person Absentee Voting Happy Hour Dates:

King Street Blues
2300 Clarendon Blvd, Arlington

• Thursday, 9 October 2008
  5-8p.m.
• Thursday, 16 October 2008
  5-8p.m.
• Thursday, 23 October 2008
  5-8p.m.
• Thursday, 30 October 2008
  5-8p.m.