Election rules in Virginia are different this year.

Read about changes and make your vote count!

If you have any doubt about your registration status or want to request an absentee ballot, do so now.  Also learn more about early voting in Virginia this year and whether it is a practical option for you.  Check with your locality for information about drop-offs for absentee ballots and locations for early voting.

2020 Election Dates

League of Women Voters of Virginia Celebrates a Victory for Voters
Judge rules in favor of waiving witness requirement so voters can safely cast absentee ballots

In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the League of Women Voters of Virginia filed a lawsuit seeking to suspend the requirement that a voter casting an absentee ballot have a witness observe and sign the ballot envelope. Today, a federal judge ruled in favor of LWV-VA, meaning that voters won’t have to worry about putting their health at risk to locate a witness to sign their ballot for the November general election. “We saw how Virginians and their votes were protected when the state agreed to waive the witness requirement for the primary election, so we are relieved that the same protection will be in place for November,” said Deb Wake, president of the League of Women Voters of Virginia. “Amidst all the uncertainty that this pandemic brings, it is incumbent upon our election administrators to provide voters with safe access to the ballot and assurance that their voices will be heard.”