Election Day is November 5, 2024. This page will be updated regularly with helpful links, important dates, and event information.
Links
- Register to Vote (Virginia Department of Elections)
- Apply for Absentee Ballot (Virginia Department of Elections)
- Candidates & Referendums (Virginia Department of Elections)
- Voter Rights and Assistance for People with Disabilities (disAbility Law Center of Virginia)
- Email the Accessibility Coordinator at the Virginia Department of Elections
Important Dates
- September 20: First Day of In-Person Early Voting
- October 15: Deadline to Register to Vote or Update a Registration (see below)
- October 25: Deadline to Apply for a Ballot to Be Mailed to You (see below)
- October 26: Voter Registrar Offices Open on Saturdays
- November 2: Last Day of In-Person Early Voting
Accessible Voter Registration
Any person, regardless of their disability status, has the right to register to vote at any office or agency that provides such a service.
A person with cognitive disabilities can be eligible to register and vote if not adjudicated mentally incapacitated by a court of law.
You can register to vote:
- Online at the Citizen Portal
- By mail by downloading the forms
- At your local voter registration office, which can accommodate special needs
- The Endependence Center
- Public Libraries
- Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)
- Certain state/local offices such as:
- Department of Health (VDH);
- Department of Social Services (DSS);
- Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Services (DBHDS);
- Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS);
- Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (VDDHH); and
- Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired (DBVI)
Events
Accessible Voting Standards
The information below is from the Virginia Department of Elections:
There is at least one voting machine accessible to voters with disabilities at each polling place. Voters with a disability should be able to vote in the same private and independent manner as a voter without a disability.
Virginia polling places, including early voting locations, meet state and federal accessibility standards. You can find:
- Accessible parking spaces
- Curbside voting
- Signs showing an accessible entrance and route in building
- Accessible voting booth with chair
- Seating available for voters waiting to vote
- Sufficient space for voters in wheelchairs
- Notepads available to communicate in writing
- Magnifier for election material and the ballot
Changes to Curbside Voting
Effective July 1, persons with disabilities or 65 years of age or older can vote curbside. Previously, only people with physical disabilities or 65 years or older could curbside vote. This change aligns the definition of “person with a disability” with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Restoration of Rights
Anyone convicted of a felony in Virginia automatically loses their civil rights – the right to vote, serve on a jury, run for office, or become a notary public. The Constitution of Virginia gives the Governor the sole discretion to restore civil rights.
To check the status of your civil rights or request to have your rights restored, click here.
