Virtually every voter in Virginia is eligible to vote absentee, which includes voting in-person absentee at a variety of locations between Sept. 19 and Nov. 1.

There are many reasons that voters are allowed to vote absentee, but the most broad of these applies to almost anyone with a job: “Any person who, in the regular and orderly course of his business, profession, or occupation, will be at his place of work and commuting to and from his home to his place of work for 11 or more hours of the 13 that the polls are open (6 a.m. to 7 p.m.).”

You can download an absentee ballot and mail it to your local voter registration office, or you can vote “absentee in person.”

Arlington In-person absentee voting is underway and ends on Saturday, Nov. 1, 5 p.m., at Courthouse Plaza, 2100 Clarendon Blvd., Suite 320, Arlington, VA 22201. Hours: Monday – Friday: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. except Thursdays, Oct. 23 and 30 hours are 8 a.m.-7 p.m. and Saturdays, Oct. 25 and Nov. 1 hours are 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. More at http://vote.arlingtonva.us/absentee/