GENERAL INFORMATION
The next election in the City of Richmond will be a general and special election on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. All
precincts will be open from 6:00 AM to 7:00 PM. The deadline to register to vote in this election is Tuesday, October
15, 2019. The deadline to apply for an absentee ballot through the mail is Tuesday, October 29, 2019. The deadline to
apply for an absentee ballot in person (with limited exceptions) is Saturday, November 2, 2019. The Office of the
General Registrar will be open from 9 AM to 5 PM on Saturday October 26, 2019 and November 2, 2019 for absentee
voting.
Offices on the ballot for November will be as follows: Virginia State Senate, Virginia House of Delegates; City of
Richmond Circuit Court Clerk; City of Richmond Commonwealth’s Attorney; and, City Council, 5th District. The
elections for City of Richmond Commonwealth’s Attorney and City Council, 5th District are special elections ordered by
the court.
Click here
to view the orders for these special elections.
VOTERS SHOULD CHECK THEIR HOUSE OF DELEGATES DISTRICT. A recent court order changed the boundaries
for some districts. You can check your voter registration and election districts online at
www.elections.virginia.gov.
Sample ballots for this election will be posted no later than September 23, 2019.
PHOTO ID REQUIREMENT
Photo ID is now required to vote at your polling place or in person absentee voting. Acceptable forms of photo ID
include: valid Virginia Driver's license; DMV issued photo ID; valid United States passport; valid employee photo ID;
other government issued photo ID; and, valid Virginia college or university student photo ID. If you do not have an
acceptable form of photo ID, you may get a free one for voting purposes at any local Virginia voter registration office.
More information is available at
www.elections.virginia.gov.
ONLINE VOTER REGISTRATION
Voters who have a valid Virginia driver's license or other DMV ID can now register to vote or update their voter
registration directly online at
www.elections.virginia.gov.
Paper applications are available online at
www.elections.virginia.gov,
at all City libraries and post offices, Virginia DMV offices and all Virginia Voter registration
offices. See the links under the Voter Registration tab for more information.
TEN YEAR ELECTION SCHEDULE
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to view a schedule of elections through November 2027.
Keeping Citizens Informed!