YOUR VOTE: Virginia 2024

VIRGINIA

With just a few clicks, we'll walk through voter registration, key election dates, and all the documents you'll need. Best of all, you can share this info with your friends and neighbors. Make sure that your vote counts!

I. WAIT! BEFORE YOU SCROLL ANY FURTHER, REGISTER TO VOTE

Need to register? Or maybe you just want election reminders? Thanks to TurboVote, we've got you covered. Just click below:

II. KNOW THE DATES

Presidential Preference Primary - March 5, 2025

Voter Registration Deadline

• February 12, 2024 - Final day for online voter registration.

Absentee Ballot Deadlines

Request an absentee ballot here.

Ballot Request Deadlines

• February 23, 2024 - Final day to apply for mail-in absentee ballot.
• March 2, 2023 - Final day to request an in-person absentee ballot.

Ballot Return Deadlines

• March 5, 2024 - Last day to hand-deliver absentee ballots and postmark mail-in ballots.
• March 8, 2024 - Final day election officials can receive mail-in ballots.

Primary Election - June 18, 2024

Voter Registration Deadline

• May 28, 2024 - Final day for online voter registration.

Absentee Ballot Deadlines

Request an absentee ballot here.

Ballot Request Deadlines

• June 7, 2024 - Final day to apply for mail-in absentee ballot.

Ballot Return Deadlines

• June 18, 2024 - Last day to hand-deliver absentee ballot. Absentee ballots returned by mail must be postmarked on this date and received no later than June 21, 2024.

General Election - November 5, 2024

Voter Registration Deadline

• October 15, 2024 - Final day for online voter registration.

Absentee Ballot Deadlines

Registered voters in Virginia who want to vote by absentee ballot this fall should submit an absentee ballot application online or to their local registrar’s office as early as possible.

Ballot Request Deadline

• October 25, 2024 - Final day to apply for mail-in absentee ballot.

Ballot Return Deadlines

• November 5, 2024 - Absentee ballots must be postmarked on or before Election Day and received by noon on November 8.
• November 5, 2024 - Last day to hand-deliver absentee ballot.

Military and overseas citizens can vote by mail using the standard procedure. Ensure your ballot is postmarked by Election Day.

III. REGISTER TO VOTE

Registration Status

• Not sure you're registered? This handy widget will tell you whether you're on the voter rolls.

Voting Requirements

• Here's everything necessary to register as a voter this election season in Virginia

Need To Register?

• Yes, it's so important we're including it twice. Here's that link again:

IV. WHERE TO VOTE

Polling Location

• Use the Virginia Secretary of State's Citizen Portal to view your polling place, election district, absentee ballot status, and more.

V. WHAT TO TAKE TO THE POLLS

Voter ID Laws

• Virginia requires a valid picture ID to vote.

Accepted Credentials:

• Here is the list of accepted credentials.

Don't have a valid ID?

• If you can't provide ID, you can sign an ID Confirmation Statement at the polls or vote a provisional ballot.  If a voter votes a provisional ballot, they will have until noon on the Friday following the election to deliver a copy of identification to their locality’s electoral board or sign an ID Confirmation Statement for their provisional ballot to be counted.

VI. HAVING TROUBLE? GET IN TOUCH

Questions?

• The Elections Division of the Virginia Secretary of State can be reached at the following phone number: (804) 864-8901 or (800) 552-9745 or via email at info@elections.virginia.gov.

• Look up your General Registrar

See you at the ballots (or mailboxes), Virginians!