Elections
Virginia has elections every year. The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General are elected every four years(next in 2025).Virginia’s legislative body, the General Assembly, is divided into two chambers: the House of Delegates and the Senate. Delegates are elected for two-year terms and senators for four-year terms.
Your Elected Officials
Useful Websites and Addresses
Virginia Department of Elections
The Citizen Portal at vote.elections.virginia.gov is your state level location to register to vote, check your registration status, find your polling place, and apply to vote absentee by mail.
Montgomery County Office of Elections
Registrar: Connie Viar, 1546 N. Franklin Street, Christiansburg, VA, montva.com/vote, govote121 [at] montgomerycountyva.gov
Montgomery County Government Center
755 Roanoke Street, Christiansburg, VA 24073-3181, montva.com
What's My District?
As a result of redistricting, Montgomery County now has two Senate Districts (4 and 5) and two House Districts (41 and 42). Voting precincts have changed as well. Use Montgomery County's What's My District? map to find yours. Find the magnifying glass icon, enter your address, and use the tabs to view map layers to find your state and local districts, and voting location.
Visit 411.org and enter your address to see all the races in your precinct and detail about each candidate. With your personalized guide, you will:
- see everything that will be on your ballot,
- compare candidates' positions side-by-side,
- print out a personalized ballot with your choices to take with you on Election Day.
Voter Registration
All citizens must be registered within Montgomery County before voting. You may register at the Office of Elections at 1546 N Franklin St, Christiansburg, VA 24073; at the Division of Motor Vehicles, 385 Arbor Dr NE, Christiansburg, VA 24073; online at the Virginia Department of Elections' Citizen's Portal vote.elections.virginia.gov; or by mail.
Pick Up a Voter Registration Application
- Local Voter Registration Offices (get a free voter ID card, register to vote in person, report a name or address change, find your polling place, more):
- Montgomery County: 755 Roanoke St, Suite 1F, Christiansburg
- Floyd County: Courthouse, 100 E Main St., Rm 302, Floyd
- Giles County: 201 N Main St., Suite 1, Pearisburg
- Pulaski County: 87 Commerce St., Pulaski
- Radford City: 619 2nd St., Radford
- Roanoke County: 5204 Bernard Dr., Suite 300B, Roanoke
- Roanoke City: 215 Church Ave. SW, Suite 109, Roanoke
- Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)
- Voter Registration Drives
- State or Local Government Offices (for example, when applying or re-certifying for Aid to Dependent Children, Food Stamps, WIC, Medicaid, Rehabilitation Services, Developmental Disabilities Services)
- Armed Forces Recruitment Offices
- Public Libraries
- State Board of Elections Office
Requirements to Register
The Virginia Department of Elections explains who is eligible to vote in Virginia and how to register. To be eligible to register to vote in Virginia, a person must:
- be a resident of Virginia (a person who has come to Virginia for temporary purposes and intends to return to another state is not considered a resident for voting purposes),
- be a U.S. citizen,
- be at least 18 years old (any person who is 17 years old and will be 18 at the next general election shall be permitted to register in advance and also vote in any intervening primary or special election),
- not be registered and plan to vote in another state,
- not currently declared mentally incompetent by a court of law, and
- if convicted of a felony, your right to vote must have been restored
- Options for student voters
- Military or overseas voters
Voter Notice
After you register, the local Registrar or the Department of Elections will send you a voter notice that identifies your polling place and your Congressional and General Assembly districts.
Ways to Vote
1. Vote Early in Person
You can vote early at your local registrar’s office beginning 45 days before Election Day and ending the Saturday before Election Day. Before visiting your local registrar’s office, you may wish to check your registration status or call your registrar’s office. Montgomery County Office of Elections: 1546 N. Franklin St, Christiansburg, VA 24073.
2. Vote by Mail
Also known as absentee voting, you must apply for a mail ballot at elections.virginia.gov or at the Office of Elections (1546 N. Franklin St, Christiansburg, VA 24073) before the application deadline. Mail your ballot in the postage-paid envelope, postmarked on or before Election Day and received by your general registrar's office by noon on the third day following the election; or take your ballot to the Office of Elections by 7:00 p.m. on Election Day; or return your absentee ballot to a drop-off location (for more information, review the instructions provided in your absentee ballot mailing); or take your ballot to your polling place on Election Day where a witness must sign your absentee ballot.
3. Vote in Person on Election Day
6 am–7 pm at your polling location (find your polling location using Montgomery County's What's My District? map or Virginia Department of Election's Citizen Portal). Curbside voting is available during early voting and on Election Day for people with disabilities or health risks.
More Information Resources for Voters
- Virginia Public Access Project--VPAP: VPAP explores the role of money in Virginia politics. The site identifies donors, PACs, and more.
- Federal Campaign Contributions--Open Secrets: The Center for Responsive Politics tracks money in U.S. politics and its effect on elections and public policy.
- FactCheck: This "consumer advocate" group monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases.
- Flackcheck.org: A political literacy companion site to factcheck.org that helps voters recognize deception and flaws in arguments on various issues of policy, such as climate change, the Affordable Care Act, and immigration.
Election Protection Hotlines
Download this information on hotlines. Anyone with a question or concern about registration or voting can contact the hotline. Hotline volunteers answer and respond to a range of questions--from how and where to register, to where a polling location is, to clarifying voter ID requirements and obtaining an ID, to difficulties or electioneering at the polls. Additional information is on the website at http://www.866ourvote.org.
1-866-OUR-VOTE (Administered by the Lawyers' Committee), which will be live starting on September 23rd during business hours 9:30 AM-5:30 PM Eastern, M-F. Evening hours will be added closer to the election as volume increases (early-mid October) as well as weekends (mid-October). Voters can leave a message that will be returned within 1-2 business days
1-888-VE-Y-VOTA (Administered by NALEO)
Bilingual (English and Spanish)
Hours will expand closer to the election
1-888-API-VOTE (Administered by AAJC & APIA Vote)
Assistance in Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Korean, Bengali (may add Urdu, Hindi and Tagalog)
Voters can leave a message that will be returned.
The nonpartisan Election Protection coalition was formed to ensure that all voters have an equal opportunity to participate in the political process. Through its state of the art hotlines: 1-866-OUR-VOTE (administered by the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law) and 1-888-Ve-Y-Vota (administered by the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Education Fund), its website, and comprehensive voter protection field programs across the country, it provides Americans from coast to coast with comprehensive voter information and advice on how they can make sure their vote is counted. The coalition includes more than 100 local, state and national partners, including the League of Women Voters.
