Voter Registration

Voter Registration Information

 

• Where to Register to Vote

• Registration Deadlines

• Registration Form

• Virginia Voters’ Rights and Responsibilities

• Frequently Asked Questions

LOCATIONS WHERE YOU CAN REGISTER TO VOTE

General Registrar's Office 411 Cedar Road Weekdays 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Division of Motor Vehicles All Offices Mon - Fri 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sat 8 a.m. - 12 noon
Chesapeake Library Bookmobile Regular scheduled route & times	Central Library 298 Cedar Road Mon - Thu 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Fri - Sat 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sun 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Dr. Clarence V. Cuffee Library 2726 Border Road Mon - Thu 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Fri - Sat 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sun 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.	Major Hillard Library 949 George Washington Hwy N. Mon - Thu 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Fri - Sat 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sun 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Greenbrier Library 214 Volvo Parkway Mon - Thu 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Fri - Sat 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sun 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.	Russell Memorial Library 2808 Taylor Road Mon - Thu 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Fri - Sat 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sun 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Indian River Library 2320 Old Greenbrier Road Mon - Thu 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Fri - Sat 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sun 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.	South Norfolk Library 1100 Poindexter Street Mon - Thu 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Fri - Sat 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sun 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
APPLICATIONS TO REGISTER ARE AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS These locations provide applications, but do not assist or take the applications.
Commissioner of Revenue 306 Cedar Road 1205 20th Street 2808 Taylor Road Weekdays 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Treasurer's Office 306 Cedar Road 1205 20th Street 2808 Taylor Road Weekdays 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

 

VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINES

Monday, October 6, 2008 at 5:00 p.m.
for the General Election to be held November 4, 2008

The deadline to apply to register to vote, or make changes (name and/or address) to your voter registration is MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. If mailing, the application must be postmarked by this date.

Voter Registration Applications or changes in name/address postmarked or received after the deadline will be held and processed after the election.

VIRGINIA VOTER REGISTRATION FORM

Virginia Voter Registration Application

This form is in Adobe® Portable Document Format (PDF). You must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer to view or print the application.

After downloading the application form:

1. print the form,
2. read the instructions accompanying the form,
3. fill out the requested information on the form carefully,
4. sign the application and,
5. mail the completed application to your local general registrar's office.

In Chesapeake, please send to:
Voter Registration Office
411 Cedar Road
Chesapeake, VA 23322

More Forms

 

VIRGINIA VOTERS’ RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

(ABBREVIATED)

As a Virginia Voter, you have the following rights:

• To be notified whether your voter registration application has been accepted or denied.

• To vote if you have registered at your current address at least 29 days before Election Day.

• To receive help from the Election Officials if you are unsure about anything relating to the voting process.

• To be given a demonstration of the voting equipment.

• To have your vote voided BEFORE IT IS CAST if you think you voted incorrectly. You will be given another chance to vote.

• To enter the name of a write-in candidate if the candidate of your choice is not on the ballot.

• To have a ballot brought to your vehicle if you are 65 years of age or older or disabled.

• To have an Election Official or other person help you vote if you are disabled or unable to read or write.

• Anyone who helps you to vote must do so according to your instructions, without trying to influence your vote, and may not in any way tell others how you voted.

• To vote even if you have no identification (ID) with you.

• To vote a Provisional Ballot if your status as a qualified voter is in question.

• To bring you minor child, age 15 or younger, into the voting booth.

• To vote if you are in line by 7:00 p.m.

• To cast an absentee ballot if you are qualified to do so.

• You cannot be denied the right to vote if you are eligible to do so.

As a Virginia Voter, you have the following responsibilities:

• To keep you voter registration information up to date

• To show your ID at the polls. If you have no ID with you, you may still vote if you sign an Affirmation of Identity form.

• To request help if you do not know how to use the voting equipment, have questions about the voting process, or if you are disabled or unable to read or write.

• To check you ballot for correctness BEFORE you cast it.

• To know that once your ballot is cast, you CANNOT be given another ballot even if you think you voted incorrectly.

• To ask the Election Official to call the Voter Registrar’s office BEFORE you leave the polling place if you have problems regarding your eligibility to vote or the casting of your vote.

These statements are only a summary of U.S. and Virginia voting laws. Please read the “Voters’ Rights and Responsibilities” poster at your polling place or go to the State Board of Elections’ website: www.sbe.virginia.gov.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Where will I vote?

When you register to vote your registrar will send you a voter information card. The card will tell you the name of your precinct and where you will vote. You must always vote in the precinct where you live. If you have moved, changed your address or are unsure of your voting precinct, you can check your status online, or call the Voter Registrar's office at (757) 277-9797 for more information.

What If I Have Moved or Changed My Name?

You may change your information (name and/or address):

• In person at our office or at the DMV

• By mail by completing a new voter registration application

• If mailed, Voter Registration Applications or changes of address/name must be postmarked no later than the deadline specified for each election.

• By completing the back of your voter registration card

  Please be sure you have signed the card.