VOTE

You are eligible to vote in Arlington if you are a U.S. citizen, 18+ years old, and currently live in Arlington County.

 

If you've had your voting rights withdrawn after a felony conviction, see our section below called Get Your Voting Rights Restored.​​​

 

You must be registered to vote at your current address. If you recently moved, we recommend you change your voter registration as soon as you can to make sure you’re eligible to vote in Arlington's upcoming elections. ​

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College students from out-of-state or -county may register to vote here with their current address or vote Absentee by Mail from an out-of-state college. See College Student Info on the Virginia Department of Elections website for more info on how to determine your residence for voting. You can also request to be on the Permanent Absentee list. This means that you don’t have to continue to reapply for a mail ballot each election. The election office will automatically send you a ballot for each election in which you are eligible to vote.​

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Thanks to Democrats, Virginia enacted the 2020 Virginia Voting Rights Act. You are now allowed to register to vote at your polling place on Election Day or at an in-person early voting site, regardless of whether you're registering for the first time or updating your existing registration.​​​​​

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​​​If you register same-day, you will fill out a Provisional Ballot, which means Arlington’s Electoral Board will adjudicate, or confirm, whether a ballot is valid the day after the Election. This gives the Elections Office time to process your eligibility to vote in that election. Find out more about Same-Day Voter Registration. 

 

Helpful links:

• Register to Vote

• Check Your Voter Registration Status

• Same-Day Voter Registration Info​​​​