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To be eligible to register to vote in Virginia a
person must:
Be a resident of
Virginia (A person who has come to Virginia for temporary purposes
and intends to return to another state is not considered a resident for
voting purposes)
Be a U. S. Citizen
Be 18 years old
(Any person who is 17 years old and will be eighteen years of age at the
next general election shall be
permitted to register in advance and also vote in any intervening primary
or special election)
Does not claim
the right to vote in any other State
Not currently
declared mentally incompetent by a court of law
If convicted of a
felony, your right to vote must have been restored
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Persons eligible to register can obtain a
registration application at any of the following locations:
Local voter
registration office
Online
State
or local government offices when applying or recertifying for Aid to
Dependent Children, Food Stamps, WIC, Medicaid, or Rehabilitation Services
Government
offices in the State that provide State-funded programs primarily engaged in
providing services to person with disabilities
Armed forces
recruitment offices
Public libraries
State Board of
Elections office
Department of
Motor Vehicles offices
Voter
Registration Drives
The completed application can be filed with the local registration office
or mailed to the address printed on the form. Application for registration
can be submitted using a Virginia Voter Registration Application form or a
National Voter Registration Application form. Military and other persons
residing outside of the United States should contact the Federal Voting
Assistance Program for registration information. *Once you have submitted your registration form, you should receive a voter registration card in the mail. If you do not receive one, contact your local Registrar's Office to make sure that your application has been processed. Back to Top
Registration Deadlines
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Election Types |
Registration Deadlines |
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Code of Virginia §§
24.2-416 |
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General |
29
Days before election |
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Primary |
29
Days before election |
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Special |
13
Days before election |
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Special (Called by the Governor) |
7
Days before election |
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To improve
your chances of successful registration, you should do the following:
complete all information blocks on the application. If any information
requested does not apply to you, indicate such by writing the word "NONE" or
"NA" in that space
sign and date the
registration application file your completed application either by mailing
to the pre-printed addressed or delivering it to a local registration office
Failure to complete the form properly
could result in your registration being delayed or denied. Note that you
must provide your social security number, if any, when applying to register
to vote in Virginia. Therefore, if you do not provide your social security
number, your application for voter registration will be denied. State and
local voting officials will use your social security number as a unique
identifier to insure that no person is registered in more than one place.
Records containing your social security number will not be open to
inspection by the public. Your social security number will appear on reports
produced only for official use by voter registration and election officials,
and for jury selection purposes by courts.
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Where to Send Your Completed Application
The Voter Registration Application is pre-addressed and can be mailed via
the U.S. postal service or hand-delivered to any official registration
office (ie: your local registration office). Click here for contact information of
registrars
If mailed,
the application must be postmarked no later than the deadline.
If
delivered in person, either by the applicant or a third party, the
application must be received by the deadline.
Applications postmarked or received after the deadline will be held and
processed after the election.
For
questions concerning completing the application and voting on election day,
call your local registration office.
For
other questions contact Virginia State Board of Elections.
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