Voter Registration

Registration Requirements

The Constitution of Virginia requires that you be registered in the precinct in which you live in order to be qualified to vote. If you have moved, even within the county or city in which you reside, notify the Registrar's Office of your new address. Failure to change your address may result in a temporary loss of voting privileges. Contact the Registrar's Office for further information.

Voter registration books close twenty-nine days before any given election, so don't put off updating your information if there has been a change in your name or address. Delaying may cause you to exceed a grace period affecting your eligibility to vote.

Virginia Election Law

§24.2-423 “Whenever a registered voter changes his legal name, either by marriage, divorce, order of court, or otherwise, the voter shall promptly notify the general registrar of the jurisdiction where he is registered."
§24.2-424 “Whenever a registered voter changes his place of residence within the Commonwealth, he shall promptly notify any general registrar of the address of his new residence."

Register to Vote or Check Your Registration Status

Visit the Virginia Department of Elections Citizen Portal to register to vote, update your current Virginia voter registration, apply to vote absentee by mail, or view your polling place, election district, absentee ballot status, and voting history.