Your voter identification may be one of the most significant parts of your voting plan. It’s important to plan what form of ID you’ll bring with you to the polls and understand the rules surrounding it.
Here’s a guide to acceptable forms of voter identification in Virginia.
Accepted forms of voter ID
- Virginia driver’s license (current or expired)
- Virginia DMV-issued ID card (current or expired, as well as in electronic form)
- Valid employee ID card, containing a photograph, issued by voter’s employer in ordinary course of business (public or private employer)
- US military ID
- Valid student ID issued by a high school or institution of higher education located in Virginia
- Valid student ID, containing a photograph, issued by a public or private institution of higher education located in the US
- Valid US passport
- Government-issued ID card from a federal, Virginia, or local political subdivision
- Voter ID card issued by the Department of Elections
- Voter confirmation documents
- Valid tribal enrollment or other tribal ID (if issued by one of the 11 recognized Virginia tribes)
- Nursing home resident ID (if issued by a government facility)
- Current utility bill, bank statement, government check, or paycheck containing the name and address of the voter (The document cannot be more than 12 months old. Acceptable in physical or electronic form.)
- Any other current government document containing the name and address of the voter (in physical or electronic form)
- Signed ID Confirmation Statement
Non-accepted forms of voter ID
- Out-of-state driver’s license
- Student ID from a high school located outside of Virginia
- Membership card from private organization displaying a photograph
- Credit card displaying a photograph
- Virginia Driver Privilege Card and Identification Privilege Card
In the case you forget your identification at home, you may still vote if you sign an ID statement affirming your identity or you may receive a provisional ballot and extra instructions from poll workers to ensure your vote is counted.
For more information, please visit the Virginia Department of Elections website.
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