Virginia Residents

Are you Election Ready?

Upcoming General Dates & Primary Elections

March 6, 2012 - Presidential Preference Primary and/or Primary for May Municipal General Elections

May 1, 2012 - Municipal General Elections

June 12, 2012 - Primary for November General Elections

November 6, 2012 - November General Elections

Know your Voting Rights and Responsibilities

Please visit the Virginia State Board of Elections' (SBE) website (www.sbe.virginia.gov) to read about your rights and responsibilities as a registered voter in Virginia. Through SBE's website you can:

Find details on your voting rights in upcoming state and federal elections.

View your voter registration, apply to vote absentee ballot application, check your absentee ballot application status and polling place information.

Access forms to update your voter registration and apply to vote by absentee in an upcoming election.

Find information on the type of voting technology and equipment (including disability accessible) used in your polling place.

Find contact information for your local voter registration office

Find important new voting information if you are an overseas or military voter.

Your New Voter Information Card

It provides the location where you vote and the districts assigned to your representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives (Congress), the Senate of Virginia (Senate) and the House of Delegates of Virginia (House), your local governing body, and, if elected your school board (local).

Please check the personal information on this card. If accurate, detach and keep the card. If any information is incorrect, now or in the future, please enter the corrections on the back of this card, sign it, and return it to the Register in person or by the mail. A new card with your corrections will be mailed to you