Absentee ballot deadlines approach Web Staff October 31, 2016 1 minute read Tuesday, November 1 is the deadline to request a mail-in absentee ballot for the upcoming election. You have other options as well to vote absentee, as WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno reports: Share: Post navigation Previous: Changes in Valley View traffic this week as interchange work nears completionNext: Prevention Alliance announces major grant Related Stories United Way of Virginia’s Blue Ridge helps fund new nature trail signs in Rocky Mount Gene Marrano June 24, 2026 More Romeo & Juliet, new exhibit at Wilson Museum, Broadway in Roanoke releases schedule for 26-27 season Gene Marrano June 24, 2026 Feeding Southwest Virginia President and CEO Pamela Irvine will retire at the end of the year after 45 years with the Food Bank Gene Marrano June 24, 2026