How To Vote In Herndon On Tuesday

HERNDON, VA -- Election Day is almost here, and Virginians will head to the polls on Tuesday to choose their next governor between Republican Ed Gillespie and Democrat Ralph Northam.

Northam holds a slim lead over Gillespie, who has continued to close the gap in the final weeks of the campaign. There will be heavy turnout tomorrow, judging by the number of absentee ballots that have been cast in Fairfax County.

So how do you cast your vote on Tuesday in Herndon? First, you need to find your polling place. Visit the Virginia Department of Elections website, and then enter your address. The site will then provide the name of the facility, the address, and the polling hours, as well as the contact for general registrar information.

Virginia law requires that all voters provide a form of photo identification at the polls. You may still be able to vote without one, but you'll have to cast a provisional ballot and will then have until noon on Friday, Nov. 10, to deliver a copy of identification to your locality's electoral board before the ballot will be counted.

Acceptable forms of ID include the following:

• 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)
• Tribal enrollment or other tribal ID issued by one of 11 tribes recognized by the Commonwealth of Virginia
• Valid college or university student photo identification card (must be from an institution of higher education located in Virginia)
• Valid student ID issued by a public school or private school in Virginia displaying a photo
• 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

If you don't have any ID, you can get a free Virginia Voter Photo Identification from any general registrar's office in the state.

For more information, visit the Virginia Department of Elections website.

Image via Pixabay