Virginia Votes Tuesday: Polls Open 6 to 7, a Senate Seat and Three Amendments on the Ballot
Election Day in Virginia Beach is Tuesday, Nov. 3. The lines, the ID rules, and the ballot — a U.S. Senate race, your House district, and three state constitutional amendments — explained before you go.
Virginia's polls open at 6 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3 — the longest Election Day window in the region, and Virginia Beach voters will use it at their assigned precinct. If you are in line at 7 p.m., stay in line: Virginia law guarantees your ballot. The city's elections office reminds voters that the early-voting registrar's office is not a polling place on Election Day — go to your precinct.
At check-in you'll show an acceptable ID — a Virginia driver's license (current or expired), a U.S. passport, a military or student ID, or a document like a current utility bill or paycheck showing your name and address. No ID in hand? You can sign an ID Confirmation Statement and vote a regular ballot, a Virginia safeguard that surprises newcomers every cycle. Virginia also allows same-day registration at your polling place; you'll vote a provisional ballot that is counted once your registration is confirmed.
There are no state offices on this ballot — Virginia elects its governor in odd years — but the federal stakes are full-size: a U.S. Senate seat, every Virginia seat in the U.S. House of Representatives including the 2nd District that covers Virginia Beach, and three proposed amendments to the Virginia Constitution, plus local races and questions that vary by precinct.
Confirm your precinct and preview your ballot at the Virginia Department of Elections' Citizen Portal, at vote.virginia.gov. Sample ballots are the cheapest time-saver in democracy: read the amendment summaries tonight, decide at your kitchen table, and Tuesday's line moves faster for everyone.