National Voter Registration Day is a nonpartisan civic holiday dedicated to celebrating our democracy. Since its kickoff in 2012, the holiday and its team of thousands of partners have worked to get over 6.5 million Americans registered to vote in time for their next trip to the ballot box. Celebrated each September, National Voter Registration Day involves dedicated partners of every stripe from all over the country hitting the streets for a single star-spangled awesome day of coordinated field, digital, and media action focused squarely on growing our shared democracy. The holiday is endorsed by the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS), the National Association of State Election Directors (NASED), the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC), and the National Association of Election Officials (The Election Center).

Don’t forget to register to vote or update your existing registration!

Qualifications for voter registration: US Citizen, resident of Virginia, and 18 years old on or before Election Day. Click here to learn more about voter eligibility in Virginia >

Deadline to register to vote or update an existing registration: Oct. 23, 2026. Learn more: elections.virginia.gov/registration

Online Registration: You may submit your registration and absentee ballot requests online, only if you have a Virginia DMV record:

• If you have a Virginia driver’s license or a DMV-issued “Walkers ID,” you can register online. Go to: elections.virginia.gov and use the secured Citizen Portal. It takes about 2 minutes to register online, you will need your Virginia driver’s license number and your social security number.
• If you don’t have a Virginia driver’s license or a DMV-issued “Walkers ID,” go to elections.virginia.gov to fill in the registration form, print it, sign it, and send it to the Department of Elections by mail. Your registration form must be postmarked by the dates/times listed above.

Paper Registration: Click here to access a printable PDF Virginia Voter Registration Application >

• Make sure to follow all instructions on your paper voter registration form and mail to the address provided.
• Download a PDF copy of the registration form (En Español) (Tiếng Việt) (한 국어)

Students living on Mason’s Fairfax campus: You may register to vote from your campus address (see tab below for more info). You will need to change this voting address when you move. When registering or updating your existing Virginia voter registration:

• Provide your current residence hall’s physical building address (including your residence hall name and room number) as your RESIDENCE (Question #2) on the voter registration application, AND provide your Hub mailing address (4450 Rivanna River Way, PMB #, Fairfax, VA 22030) as your MAILING ADDRESS (Question #4) on the voter registration application.