Virginia Voter Info

The general election is Nov 5, 2024.
Virginia, here’s all the info you need to know!

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Important Dates to know, virginia!

New Voter Registration Deadline

Absentee Ballot Request Deadline

Early Voting

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Can I Vote by Mail? (Absentee)

Absentee Ballot Deadlines

Deadline to Request an Absentee Ballot: Request for Postal Ballot by Tue Oct 26, 2021 5:00PM EDT

Deadline to Return Completed Absentee Ballot: Received by Tue Nov 2, 2021 7:00PM EDT

Absentee Ballot Rules

Any registered voter may apply for an absentee ballot and vote by mail.

Request Your Absentee Ballot Here

Click here to get your absentee ballot now.

Am I eligible to register to vote?

General Requirements

You are eligible to vote in Virginia if you:

Are a U.S. citizen
Are a resident of Virginia
Are at least 18 years old by Election Day

You are NOT eligible to vote in Virginia if:

You have been legally declared "mentally incompetent" by a court
You are registered to vote in another state
You have been convicted of a felony and have not yet had your civil rights restored.

Restorative Requirements

You are able to pre-register:

at 17 years of age provided you will be 18 by the next general election.

For Military Service Members

Service members and their dependents may register and request a ballot using the federal voter registration/ballot request form ("FPCA"). You will have the following identification options when completing the form:

Complete Social Security Number

Voting Overseas

U.S. citizens living abroad have the right to vote as absentee voters, provided they are eligible to vote in their state. If you are living outside of the U.S. permanently, indefinitely, or temporarily, your voting rights stay with you, even if you never voted when you lived in the U.S. To vote from overseas:

Complete and send an overseas voter registration/ballot request form to your election office in the U.S. This is one specific form that will register you as an overseas voter and request your absentee ballot – simultaneously.

Can I vote if I have a record?

You probably can. Find out!

Use our returning citizens voter eligibility tool now.

I am a college student. Where do I register to vote?

My school's address or my parent's address?

Students who lived in Virginia before moving elsewhere to attend school, and who wish to establish or keep their Virginia voting residency (i.e., at their parents’ Virginia address), should have no problem doing so unless they have already registered to vote in another state. It may be difficult for students attending school in Virginia to establish residency for voting purposes at their school address. The state has one of the strictest residency requirements in the country. In order to establish residency, Virginia’s constitution and election laws require that the state be both your “domicile,” meaning that you intend to reside and remain in Virginia, and your “place of abode,” meaning the physical place where you live. Virginia’s Supreme Court has interpreted these requirements to mean that you must intend to remain at your address for an “unlimited time” in order to establish voting residency.

Will I need ID?

Do I need ID to register to vote?

To register to vote in Virginia you should provide:

Your Social Security Number
Your Virginia Driver's License or State ID Number (online applicants only)

Do I need ID if I am voting in person?

Registered voters can use any of the IDs below or sign an ID Confirmation Statement at the polls. Voters arriving at the polls without an acceptable form of ID will be required to sign an ID Confirmation Statement.

Valid Virginia Driver's License
Valid Virginia non-driver's ID
Valid Military ID
Valid Tribal ID
Valid Student ID from State School
Valid US Passport
Valid Virginia Voter ID Card
Utility Bill, Bank Statement, Government Check, or Paycheck that Shows your current name and address
Valid Employee ID with photo
Government issued nursing care facility ID card
Government Issued Document that shows your current name and address