GENERAL INFORMATION
The next election in the City of Richmond will be a General and Special Election on Tuesday, November 7, 2017.
Offices on the ballot in this election will be Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Virginia House of
Delegates, Commonwealth's Attorney, Sheriff, Treasurer and School Board, Third District. The ballot will not be
finalized until after Labor Day. Sample ballots will be posted on this website by the third week in September. You
may view a listing of current candidates at
www.elections.virginia.gov.
The deadline to register to vote is Monday, October 16, 2017. The deadline to apply for an absentee ballot through the
mail is Tuesday, October 31, 2017. The deadline to apply for an absentee ballot in person (with limited exceptions) is
Saturday, November 4, 2017. The Office of the General Registrar is open for absentee voting during the week from
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM and on Saturday, October 28 and November 4, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM."
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.
Keeping Citizens Informed!