2023 Is an Election Year in Virginia!
It's not an "off" year in Virginia. Elections will be held for every single seat in the Virginia Legislature The election will decide if Republican governor Glenn Youngkin must work with a Democratic or Republican majority in each of the two houses. Currently the Senate has a Democratic majority and the House of Delegates has a Republican majority.Guide for Virginia Students
Barry A. Klinger, Fall 2023
This page summarizes information for students at universities in Virginia. For more complete information, see the official Virginia election site: https://www.elections.virginia.gov/
Quick link: Your Voter Registration, Polling Place, Absentee Ballot
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General Voting Information
Virginia District Maps
Virginia Voting Information
- Before you vote, you must register to vote
- If you haven't registered, you can same-day register and cast a provisional ballot.
- University students residing in VA:
- can choose to register at your college address or permanent VA address
- for a non-VA permanent address, see rules for other jurisdiction
- in any given year, you can only vote in one place for the November election
- Where you vote and which offices you can vote for depend on your address
- You can cast a ballot to vote:
- in person on election day
- in person during the early-voting period
- with an absentee ballot mailed to or dropped off at election office
Schedule Source: Schedule on Virginia Elections Page
Virginia information on: Registering to vote
Virginia information on: Casting a Ballot
Virginia information on: Absentee ballots
General information about US elections: https://www.usa.gov/voting
District Maps
Virginia electoral districts have gone through several changes in recent years, with the current one determined by the Supreme Court of Virginia in November 2021. Here we show an overview of the districts. You can also use an interactive map to find your home address's district for the Senate and for the House.
Candidates for General Assembly: Candidate Lists.
Maps above were created by Barry Klinger using shapefiles from Virginia Redistricting Commission with highway shapefiles from US Census. District colors are designed to help find districts: each block of consecutive numbers (8 for Senate, 20 for House) have a single color, and shades vary from dark to light as numbers increase. Insets show close-ups of urban regions with geographically small districts.
The author of this site believes all information contained here is true, but does not guarantee its accuracy.