RICHMOND, Va. — The polls open in Virginia at 6 a.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, November 4. The polls remain open until 7 p.m. We hope this page helps to answer all of your Election Day questions. If questions remain, click here to email the CBS 6 Newsroom and someone will get back to you.
Frequently Asked Questions
Virginia’s New Voter Photo ID Rules
Under a new Virginia law, voters are required to bring a photo ID to the polls. Here’s a video that explains it for those of you sick of reading.
If you DO NOT have a photo ID, you can still vote, but you need to take some extra steps for your vote to count.
Here are examples of different photo ID you can bring to the polls:
- Valid Virginia Driver’s License or Identification Card
- Valid Virginia DMV issued Veteran’s ID card
- Valid United States Passport
- Other government-issued photo identification cards (must be issued by US Government, the Commonwealth of Virginia, or a political subdivision of the Commonwealth)
- Valid college or university student photo identification card (must be from an institution of higher education located in Virginia)
- Employee identification card containing a photograph of the voter and issued by an employer of the voter in the ordinary course of the employer’s business
We have heard a lot about of the candidates — what’s the deal with those proposed Constitutional amendments?
In addition to races for Virginia’s U.S. Senate seat, various U.S. House seats and local races, Virginia voters will also decide the fate of a proposed Constitutional amendment.
Question: Shall Section 6-A of Article X (Taxation and Finance) of the Constitution of Virginia be amended to allow the General Assembly to exempt from taxation the real property of the surviving spouse of any member of the armed forces of the United States who was killed in action, where the surviving spouse occupies the real property as his or her principal place of residence and has not remarried?
The amendment was already passed by the Virginia General Assembly and signed by Governor Terry McAuliffe. However, it would only go into effect if it is approved by Virginia voters.
Issues at the poll?
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