GENERAL INFORMATION
The State Board of Elections has ordered Democratic and Republican party primary elections to be held in the City of
Richmond on Tuesday, June 11, 2019.
Click here
to view the general order.
Click here
to view the listing of where
primary elections have been called. The purpose of these primary elections is to nominate candidates for offices that
will be on the ballot in November. Information about how to participate in a primary election as a candidate or in the
November general election as a non-party candidate can be found at
www.elections.virginia.gov.
The primary
candidate filing deadline is March 28, 2019 at 5:00 PM. The filing deadline for non-party candidates is Tuesday, June
11, 2019 at 7:00 PM.
If one or more of these primary elections is held, the polls will be open from 6:00 AM to 7:00 PM on Tuesday, June
11, 2019. The deadline to register to vote in a primary election is Monday, May 20, 2019. The deadline to apply for an
absentee ballot through the mail is Tuesday, June 4, 2019. The deadline to apply for an absentee ballot in person
(with limited exceptions) is Saturday, June 8, 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!