Voter ID
Voter ID
Photo ID Requirements at the Polls
- Voters are required to show Photo ID before voting . Acceptable forms of Photo I.D. are:
- Valid Virginia Driver’s License or Identification Card
- Valid Virginia DMV issued Veteran’s ID card
- Valid United States Passport
- Other government-issued photo identification cards (must be issued by US Government, the
- Commonwealth of Virginia, or a political subdivision of the Commonwealth)
- Valid college or university student photo identification card (must be from an institution of higher education located in Virginia)
Employee identification card containing a photograph of the voter and issued by an employer of the voter in the ordinary course of the employer’s business
For a more detailed list of acceptable IDs >>>
If you do NOT possess any of the acceptable forms of Photo I.D.listed above, you can receive a free Photo I.D., which is only valid for voting purposes only, from our office.
Any voter who forgets appropriate Photo I.D. may still vote by using a Provisional Ballot, under oath, stating that he is the voter he claims to be. That voter must then provide Photo I.D. to the Electoral Board before 12:00 pm of the Friday immediately following the election in which the Provisional Ballot was cast.