VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE MONDAY, OCT. 6 FOR NOV. ELECTIONS

How to Register to Vote

In order to register to vote, a Virginia Voter Registration Application must be completed in full and submitted to the local office of the General Registrar.

Application forms may be obtained through the following:

--(Click on:) Go to the Virginia State Board of Elections site to download Voter Registration Forms
--Any Chesterfield Public Library
--Any office of DMV
Any General Registrar's Office - it need not be the Chesterfield Office
By mail from the General Registrar - call (804) 748-1471

The application form may be submitted by mail or in person. Once submitted, you WILL receive a reply - either a denial or a voter registration card. If you do not receive any response within 2 weeks, contact the office of the General Registrar. Denials are usually the result of not completing the application in full. Please be sure to answer EVERY question and sign the application.

The final day to register to vote in a general or primary election is on the 29th day prior to the election. (In 2008, this is Mon., Oct. 6.) (The registration books are closed during the 28 days preceding a general or primary election.) Those persons not registered by that deadline will not be eligible to vote in this year's election.

You may also vote by Absentee Ballot for any reason, even for convenience. The Absentee Ballot request form can be found by clicking on the following link:

http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/cms/Absentee_Documents/VA_Absentee_ballot_application.pdf

The Registrar’s Office – located at 9848 Lori Road in Court Square - will be open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on October 25 and November 1 for absentee voting. Call 748-1471 for directions.

The following are on the Nov. 4 Virginia ballot for President/Vice President:

Democratic Party Barack Obama/Joe Biden

Republican Party John McCain/Sarah Palin

Independent Green Party Chuck Baldwin/Darrell L. Castle

Libertarian Party Bob Barr/Wayne A. Root

Green Party Cynthia McKinney/Rosa Clemente

Independent Party Ralph Nader/Matt Gonzalez

For U.S. Senate: Mark Warner (D) Jim Gilmore (R) Glenda Gail Parker (IG) William Redpath (L)

For U.S. House of Respresentatives:

(4th District) Andrea R. Miller (D) J. Randy Forbes (R)

(Listing order determined by the State Board of Elections.)