To be eligible to register to vote in Virginia a person must meet several requirements, according to the Virginia Department of Elections. These are:
• Be a resident of Virginia (a person who has come to Virginia for temporary purposes and intends to return to another state is not considered a resident for voting purposes)
• Be a U. S. Citizen
• Be 18 years old (any person who is 17 years old and will be eighteen years of age at the next general election shall be permitted to register in advance and also vote in any intervening primary or special election)
• Not be registered and plan to vote in another state
• Not be currently declared mentally incompetent by a court of law
• If convicted of a felony, your right to vote must have been restored
Online registration is available until 11:59 p.m. at Virginia Voter Registration. You can also check your registration status and update your status at this site. Once you have submitted your registration form, you should receive a voter registration card in the mail. If you do not receive one, contact your local Registrar’s Office to make sure that your application has been processed.
Registration is also available at your local election office. In the Fredericksburg area, these are located:
Fredericksurg Office of Voter Registration and Elections
601 Caroline St.
Suite 500-A
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Spotsylvania County Voter Registration
9106A Courthouse Rd.
Spotsylvania, VA 22553
Call 540-507-7380 for hours or with questions.
Stafford County Voter Registration
1300 Courthouse Rd.
P.O. Box 301
Stafford, VA 22554
8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
For other locations, refer to the voter registration website for your city or county.
A new law in Virginia will require a photo ID when you go to vote November 4. If you don’t have one of the photo IDs listed here, you may obtain a free “Virginia Voter Photo ID Card” in the office of you local voter registrar. A complete list of local offices in Virginia is available here.
