2021 Election: Voter Registration Deadlines

The November 2, 2021 General Election is approaching. Here’s all the information you need to know before you head to the polls via Virginia.gov:

• Offices on ballot: Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, House of Delegates, some local offices (varies by locality).

• First day of in-person early voting at local voter registration office: Friday, September 17, 2021.

• Deadline to register to vote, or update an existing registration: Tuesday, October 12, 2021.

• Deadline to apply for a ballot to be mailed to you: Friday, October 22 2021. Request must be received by local voter registration office by 5:00 p.m.

• Voter registration offices open Saturday, October 23, 2021 and October 30, 2021 for early voting.

• Last day of in-person early voting at local voter registration office:  Saturday, October 30, 2021 at 5:00 p.m.

• See who is on your ballot by viewing the candidate lists.

• Register to vote or apply for a ballot online using the Citizen Portal.

APPLYING TO VOTE ABSENTEE BY MAIL

• Apply online to vote by mail

• All PAPER absentee application forms can be found on the forms page.

• Military and overseas voters can find specific information regarding absentee voting on the military and overseas voting page.

After applying, you can check to see if your absentee application was received, and whether your ballot was sent and received by going to the Citizen Portal.

If you have submitted an absentee ballot application for a ballot to be sent by mail, you can track your ballot by logging into Ballot Scout.