Online: register or update your registration quickly and easily online at the Virginia Department of Elections Citizen Portal. You will need your SSN and Virginia driver's license; if you do not have a VA driver's license or other DMV identification card, you will be prompted to print, sign, and mail your Voter Registration Application.

By mail or in person: complete, sign, and mail a Virginia Voter Registration Application form or register in person at the Office of Voter Registration & Elections. Paper applications are available for download.

Applications are also available at public libraries, post offices, and the Department of Motor Vehicles.

Look for your new voter credential document in the mail within 30 days of registering or updating your registration.

Applications are accepted at any time. However, to vote on machine in a specific election, you must submit your application within:

• 21 days before any general or primary election
• 6 days before a special election for statewide office
• 13 days before any other special election

Applications submitted after the deadline will be processed in time for the next election.

See the Virginia Voter Pocket Guide from the Virginia Department of Elections for more information and important dates.

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In order to register to vote, you must:

• Be a citizen of the United States
• Be a resident of Virginia
• Be at least 18 years old on or before the next general election (registered 17-year-old voters may vote in primary elections before they are 18)
• Have your rights restored if you've been convicted of a felony or judged mentally incapacitated. You can learn more about restoration of your civil rights here.

16-years-olds may pre-register to be automatically registered to vote once they become eligible.