Dear
Friends,
Over
the last few days, voters across Virginia received their new voter registration
card from the State Board of Elections. Your card should have arrived
through your regular mail. Governor McDonnell instructed the State Board
of Elections to mail these new cards to voters after he signed into law
Virginia’s new voter identification requirements.
If
you did not receive a card, it may mean your voter registration is not up to
date. It may be that you moved or changed your mailing address, or this
may be your first time voting in your locality. Regardless, if you did
not receive a voter registration card in the mail recently you should consider
checking your voter registration online.
It’s
easy to check your voter registration online. The State Board of
Elections has a webpage set up just for that purpose. To get there, you
can either click here
or
go to the State Board of Elections website at www.sbe.virginia.gov
and
click on the link near the top of the page that says “Check your
registration.” That will take you to an online form. By selecting
your locality and providing your first and last names, your date of birth, and
the last four digits of your social security number, the site will confirm
whether or not you are properly registered.
If
you find out you’re not properly registered, it’s easy to rectify that as
well. The Virginia Voter Registration Application Form is also available
online. To obtain the form you can either click here
or
go to www.sbe.virginia.gov
and
click on the link on the far left side of the page (you may have to scroll
down) that says “Voter Registration Application.” You have to print the
form and complete it. Then, you mail it to your local Registrar, whose
address is right on the form.
If
you are not already registered to vote, your local Registrar must receive your
Voter Registration Application by Monday, October 15.
This
year’s elections are extremely important, and will determine our nation’s
direction for generations to come. It is essential that you be
counted. If you did not receive your new voter card in the mail, please
take a moment to follow the steps detailed above to ensure your voice will be
heard on November 6.
Yours
in service,
Senator Bryce
Reeves
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