Everything you need to cast your ballot
Registration, your status, your polling place, your ballot, and how to show your support with a yard sign — all in one place.
How to register to vote
Virginia offers online, mail, and in-person registration. You must be a U.S. citizen, a Virginia resident, and 18 by Election Day (17-year-olds who'll turn 18 by the general election may register early).
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Confirm you're eligible
U.S. citizen, Virginia resident, 18 by Election Day, and not currently disqualified by the Commonwealth.
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Register online, by mail, or in person
Use the Virginia Department of Elections' online registration tool, download the paper application, or visit your local registrar or the DMV.
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Watch the deadline
Online and mail registration close 21 days before an election. After that, same-day registration with a provisional ballot is available through Election Day.
Check your status
Confirm you're registered at your current address before Election Day.
Check registration statusFind your polling place
Polling places can change between elections — always confirm before you go.
Find my polling placeSee your sample ballot
Preview every race and question that will appear on your ballot.
View sample ballotAll three tools above — registration status, polling place, and your sample ballot — live on the Virginia Department of Elections' Citizen Portal. One login, everything you need.
Need a ride to the polls?
The Richmond City Democratic Committee is offering free rides to the polls between now and Election Day. Fill out the form and a volunteer driver will be arranged to pick you up.
Help on the ground
Two of the most visible ways to help get out the vote. Both sign up through Mobilize, where you'll pick a shift and get reminders.
Put up yard signs at polling places
Help us get signs up outside polling places the day before each voting day, so every voter sees the ticket on their way in.
Sign up on MobilizeManage a precinct
Be the friendly face and point person at a polling place: greet voters, keep the table running, and report back to the committee.
Sign up on MobilizeYard signs
Yard signs help neighbors know they're not alone — and they're one of the easiest ways to support the ticket. Browse our current designs, then request one for your yard using the form below.
Warner / McClellan
Wire-stake ticket sign.
Jennifer McClellan for Congress
Wire-stake candidate sign.
Mark Warner for Virginia
Wire-stake candidate sign.
Warner for Senate / McClellan for Congress
Board-style ticket sign.
Request a yard sign
Tell us which sign you'd like and where to bring it. A volunteer from the Richmond City Democratic Committee will follow up to confirm.