- 2013 Elections
- How Do I Register?
- When Do I Vote?
- Where Do I Vote?
- What Do I Bring?
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2013 Elections in Virginia
| Virginia Gubernatorial | |
| Primary | General |
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Primary Date: 06/11/13 Registration Deadline: 05/20/13 Absentee Ballot Request Deadlines In Person: 06/08/13 By Mail: 06/04/13 Early Voting Window: N/A |
General Date: 11/05/13 Registration Deadline: N/A Absentee Ballot Request Deadlines In Person: 11/02/13 By Mail: 10/29/13 Early Voting Window: N/A |
For more information, visit the Virginia Gubernatorial Election site. |
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For more information on all of the races happening in 2013, visit the Virginia State Board of Elections site. You can see what is on your ballot here.
Registration Information
The deadline to register vote in Virginia is: Received 22 days before the election.
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)
- Not be registered and plan to vote in another state
- Not currently declared mentally incompetent by a court of law
- If convicted of a felony, your right to vote must have been restored
Register to vote now!
To check the status of your voter registration, click here.
When can I vote in Virginia?
Early Voting Information
In-person early voting available? YesBy mail early voting available? Yes
Come back soon for more information.
Voting Hours on Election Day
The polls are open from:6:00am to 7:00pm
Please contact your state election office for additional voting information, or click here to learn more about voting absentee in your state.
Where do I vote?
Find out at https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/PublicSite/Public/FT2/PublicPollingPlace.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1
For more information, contact your state election office.
What do you need to bring?
If you registered to vote in Virginia by mail, federal law requires you to show identification (ID) when voting (in-person or absentee) for the first time in a federal election - if you did not send a copy of one of these IDs with your voter registration applications. Any of the following types of ID are acceptable:
- A current and valid photo ID (for example a driver's license)
- A current utility bill, bank statement, government check or paycheck that shows name and address
- Another government document that shows name and address (for example a voter card)
State law requires all voters to provide an acceptable form of identification (ID) at the polls. Acceptable forms of identification include the following:
- Virginia voter identification card
- Valid Virginia driver's license
- Military ID
- Any Federal, Virginia state or local government-issued ID
- Employer issued photo ID card
- Concealed handgun permit
- Valid student ID issued by any institution of higher education located in the Commonwealth of Virginia
- Current utility bill, bank statement, government check or paycheck indicating the name and address of the voter
- Social Security card
Notes:
1. Voters arriving to the polls without acceptable ID will be required to vote a provisional ballot and will have until noon on the Friday after the election to deliver a copy of identification to their locality's electoral board in order for their provisional ballot to be counted.
2. Virginia's ID requirements also apply to absentee voters who vote in-person.
For more information, contact your state election office.
