How to vote in Virginia

Registration deadlines, ID, mail and early voting in Virginia, in plain English, with the official links. The Virginia Department of Elections is the final word on every rule.

Check your registration Register online Official election office
Register online Yes: By the registration deadline, 11 days before a general or primary election (October 23 for the November 3, 2026 election).
Register by mail Postmarked no later than the registration deadline, 11 days before a general or primary election (forms with no or an illegible postmark count if received within 5 days after the deadline).
Register in person At your general registrar's office by 5:00 p.m. on the deadline day, 11 days before the election; after that you can still register and vote a provisional ballot.
Same-day registration Yes, with a provisional ballot: after the deadline, register at your registrar's office or an early voting site, or at your own precinct's polling place on Election Day.
Voter ID Show an acceptable form of ID at the polls, or sign an ID Confirmation Statement and vote a regular ballot (without either you vote provisionally).
Voting by mail Any voter may request a mail ballot (or join the permanent absentee list); it must be postmarked by Election Day and received by your registrar by noon on the third day after the election.
Early voting In-person early voting starts 45 days before Election Day and ends the Saturday before.
Statewide elections in 2027 General election November 2, 2027 (all 40 Senate of Virginia and 100 House of Delegates seats plus local offices); primary, if held, June 15, 2027; local special elections are also scheduled for March 9, March 16 and April 6, 2027 in specific localities.

Checked against the Virginia election office's website on November 8, 2026. Deadlines are for general elections; primaries, runoffs and local elections can differ. Military and overseas voters have their own rules at FVAP.gov.

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