Virginia voting issues

Election and registration information

 * Locate your polling place.


 * Polling Place Hours: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Voter ID requirements:

Virginia voters must provide identification at the polling place in order to vote. Acceptable forms of identification include the following: Voters without valid identification are still permitted to vote but will be required to sign, under oath, an Affirmation of Identity form affirming their identity.
 * Virginia voter identification card
 * Valid Virginia driver’s license
 * Military ID
 * Any Federal, state or local government issued ID
 * Employer issued photo ID card
 * Social Security card

Voters casting ballots for the first time in a federal election are required to present: (i) a current and valid photo identification; or (ii) a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck or other document that shows the name and address of the voter. If the voter does not present one of these forms of identification at the polling place, that person can vote by casting a provisional ballet. A provisional ballot is a paper ballot counted the day after the election once the local electoral board has verified that the person was qualified to vote in that precinct.

Registration and Voting Information for College Students A prospective voter must be a resident of the precinct where he seeks to register. In order to establish "residency," a prospective voter must have a physical location where they intend to stay for an unlimited time.
 * What is my residence?

The applicant must determine and declare their residence and may change their intent at any time. To assist applicants in determining their legal residence, the State Board of Elections has developed a self-guided questionnaire. The questionnaire contains questions intended to assist applicants as they determine where their legal residence is. The questionnaire is not required in order to register to vote. The applicant may wish to retain a copy of the questionnaire for their files.

For more information, go here.


 * Virginia voter registration guide from Election Protection -- but the deadline to register for the November, 2008 election was October 6, 2008.

Voting Machines used November, 2008 in Virginia
VIRGINIA uses the following voting machines in addition to hand-counted paper ballots in some counties. For a county-by-county list of the specific machines (and the source for this section) see Verified Voting's Verifier tool.

Direct-Recording Electronic (DRE) machines with a paper trail:
 * Election Systems & Software's iVotronic
 * Hart Intercivic eSlate 3000
 * Premier Election Solutions's Diebold AccuVote TSx
 * Sequoia AVC Advantage
 * Sequoia AVC Edge

Direct-Recording Electronic (DRE) machines without a paper trail:
 * Advanced Voting Solutions Winvote
 * Unilect Patriot

Optical scan machines:
 * ES&S Model 100
 * ES&S Model 650
 * Premier Election Solutions's Diebold AccuVote OS
 * Sequouia Optech 2
 * Sequoia Optech III-P Eagle
 * Sequoia Voting Systems Optech Insight
 * Unilect Patriot Marksense Scanner

Digital scan machines:
 * Hart InterCivic Ballot Now

Assistive Devices for Marking Paper Ballots:
 * Election Systems & Software's AutoMARK Technical Systems AutoMARK VAT


 * This is the voting systems list from the Virginia State Board of Elections.

Governmental election authorities
Virginia State Board of Elections

Contact information:


 * Suite 101, 200 North 9th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219-3485
 * Telephone: 804 864-8901 Toll Free: 800 552-9745 FAX: 804 371-0194


 * email: [mailto:info@sbe.virginia.gov info@sbe.virginia.gov]


 * Website http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/cms/Index.html

Other information:


 * Virginia State Board of Elections Voter Information


 * Click here to locate your county elections official.
 * Click to contact your local Election Board

State and local non-governmental election organizations
League of Women Voters

LWV of Virginia, Olga A. Hernandez, President
 * 6415 Emerald Green Court
 * Centreville, VA, 20121-3824
 * Phone: 703-831-8595
 * Fax: 703-831-8595
 * E-mail: info@LWV-VA.org
 * www.lwv-va.org

Local Leagues:
 * Alexandria
 * Arlington
 * Charlottesville/Albemarle County
 * Fairfax Area
 * Falls Church
 * Fluvanna
 * Loudoun County
 * Lynchburg
 * Montgomery County
 * Richmond Metro Area
 * South Hampton Roads
 * Williamsburg Area

Verifiable Voting Coalition of Virginia

Website: http://www.vavv.org/

External resources

 * Student Voting Project Virginia a Brennan Center for Justice explanation of student voting rights in Virginia.

Voter Protection Laws in A Nutshell
 * Just Vote '08's Virginia Voter Protection Laws in A Nutshell