Voter Registration
Virginia Voters
In 1998 the U. S. Congress re-authorized the Higher Education Act. The reauthorization includes a regulation that requires all colleges and universities to provide information on voter registration to its undergraduate, graduate, and professional students.
Qualifications
To be eligible to register to vote in Virginia, a person must meet all of the following criteria:
- be a resident of Virginia (A person who has come to Virginia for temporary purposes and intends to return to another state is not considered a resident for voting purposes.)
- be a U. S. Citizen
- be 18 years old (Any person who is 17 years old and will be eighteen years of age at the next general election shall be permitted to register in advance and also vote in any intervening primary or special election.)
- does not claim the right to vote in any other State
- not currently declared mentally incompetent by a court of law
- if convicted of a felony, your right to vote must have been restored
Deadline for Registering to Vote
Voter registration in Virginia is closed for the twenty-nine (29) days before an election.
Obtaining a Voter Registration Application
Voter registration applications are available in the Dean of Students Office, Campus Center 109 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. If you are a Virginia resident you may refer to this link for a downloadable registration application: http://www.sbe.state.va.us/
Voter registration is also available through the City of Williamsburg Voter Registrar Office, Stryker Building, 412 North Boundary Street, Williamsburg, VA 23185, (757) 220-6157 or http://www.ci.williamsburg.va.us/ between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Assistance with Voter Registration
Students with disabilities should feel free to contact Disability Services for assistance with any aspect of voter registration. Located in the Campus Center, Room 109, Disability Services is open between the hours of 8:00 a.m and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, (757) 221-2510 Voice; (757) 221-2302 TDD.
Absentee Ballots
Follow your home state link for more information concerning registering to vote or registration to vote by absentee ballot. Absentee ballot information by state.
Voting Options from Abroad
Per the Uniformed and Overseas Citizen Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA), you can register to vote and cast your absentee ballot from overseas if you are:
A Uniformed Citizen: U.S. citizens who are members of the Uniformed Services away from their jurisdiction in which they are eligible to vote, and their family members residing with them. Uniformed Services are defined as the U.S. Armed Forces (Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard), merchant marine, commissioned corps of the Public Health Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
An Overseas Citizen: U.S. citizens who currently reside outside the United States, either temporarily or permanently.
To register to vote and request an absentee ballot, you need a Federal Post Card Application (FPCA). You can print this application from the following website: http://www.fvap.gov/pubs/onlinefpca.html
To access state registration and voting procedures, please visit: http://www.fvap.gov/pubs/vag/vagchapter3.html
For general information, access this web address: http://www.fvap.gov/ or visit http://www.sbe.state.va.us for the regular voter registration application if you are not a UOCAVA voter.
For individual assistance, please contact:
Vickie Williams
Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act Coordinator
State Board of Elections
200 N 9th Street, Suite 101
Richmond , VA 23219-3497
804-864-8932
800-552-9745
Fax: 804 -786-2045
vickie.williams@sbe.virginia.gov
http://www.sbe.state.va.us/
http://www.fvap.gov/
