ElectionDay | January 13 2026

Voter
Identification
All voters casting a ballot in
-
person will be asked to show one form of identification. Any voter who
does not present
acceptable
identification
may
instead
sign
a
statement,
subject
to
felony
penalties,
that
they
are
the
named
registered
voter
who
they
claim
to
be. Any voter
who does
not
present acceptable identification or
sign this statement
must
vote a provisional ballot.
Identification
Is
Accepted?
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license
Yes,
may
be
current
or
expired.
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DMV
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issued
ID
card
Yes,
may
be
current
or
expired.
Acceptable in electronic form

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employer
in
ordinary
course
of
business
(public
or
private
employer
Yes
U.S.
Military
ID
Yes
Valid student ID issued by a public or private high school or
institution of higher education located in Virginia
Yes
. Acceptable in electronic form only if
it
is an officially
adopted method of
issuing a student ID by the institution.
Valid
student
ID,
containing
a
photograph,
issued
by
a
public
or
private
institution
of higher education located in the U.S.
Yes
. Acceptable in electronic form only if it is an officially
adopted method of issuing a student ID by the institution.
Valid U.S. passport or passport card
Yes
Government
-
issued ID card from a federal, Virginia, or local political
subdivision
Yes
Voter ID card issued by the Department of Elections
Yes
Voter confirmation documents
Yes
Valid tribal enrollment or other tribal ID
Yes, if issued by one of the 11 tribes recognized by
Virginia.**
Nursing home resident ID
Yes, if issued by a government facility.
Current utility bill, bank statement, government check, or paycheck
containing the name and address of the voter
Yes. 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
Yes. Acceptable in physical or electronic form.
Signed ID Confirmation Statement
Yes
Out
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of
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state


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license
No
Student ID from a high school located outside of Virginia
No
Membership
card
from
private
organization
displaying
a
photograph
No
Credit
card
displaying
a
photograph
No
Virginia
Driver
Privilege
Card and Identification Privilege Card
No
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the
document
is
genuine
and
is
not
expired
for
more
than
twelve
months,
except
for
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license
or
DMV
-
issued
ID
card,
for
which
the
expiration
date
should
not
be
considered
when
determining
its
validity.
**The
11
recognized
tribes
are:
Cheroenhaka
(Nottoway,
Chickahominy,
Chickahominy
Eastern
Division,
Mattaponi,
Monacan,
Nansemond,
Nottoway, Pamunkey,
Patawomeck, Rappahannock, and
Upper Mattaponi. (
https:
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indians/state
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recognized
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tribes/

Virginia
Code
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24.2
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643(B
Rev.
7
/202
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