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RICHMOND — The deadline to apply to register to vote in the Nov. 4 is Tuesday, Oct. 14.
Customers may apply to register to vote at any of the 75 Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) customer service centers, five mobile offices, or 55 DMV Select locations throughout the state.
Virginians may also apply to register to vote at their local registrar’s office or online at the Virginia Department of Elections website at www.elections.virginia.gov.
To complete the application process online, eligible citizens must provide their Virginia DMV customer identifier number, displayed on DMV issued identification cards or driver’s licenses.
Citizens who do not have a Virginia DMV customer identifier may still fill out the registration application online, but will be required to print and return the completed application to the appropriate local voter registration office.
Citizens are urged to check their voting status before the Oct. 14 application deadline. If you need to find out if you are registered to vote or where your polling precinct is located, visit the ELECT website, call 1-800-552-9745, or contact your local voter registrar.
Citizens are not registered to vote until a paper or online voter registration application is completed, signed, and approved by your local registrar. Once an application is approved, a voter registration card will be mailed to you from your local registrar’s office.
To be eligible to register to vote in Virginia, you must:
•Be a resident of Virginia
•Be a U.S. citizen
•Be 18 years old (Any person who is 17 years old and will be 18 years old by Nov. 4 may register)
•Not be registered and/or plan to vote in any other state
•Not currently be declared mentally incompetent by a court of law
•Have had your right to vote restored, if convicted of a felony
Virginia law requires all voters to provide an acceptable form of photo identification when voting in person at their polling place. For a list of acceptable forms of photo identification, visit ww-w.elections.virginia.gov.
