Voting is one of the most important acts that anyone can take towards a government that protects our shared values and does what is right.
Register to Vote
U.S. citizens and Clarke County residents who are at least 18-years old (or who will be 18 at the next general election) may register and vote in any election. Learn more at the Virginia Department of Elections.
Visit the Clarke County Office of Elections located at 101 Chalmers Ct. in Berryville, or contact General Registrar and Director of Elections Brandon Kovak at (540) 955-5168 or vote@clarkecounty.gov.
The Constitution of Virginia requires residents be registered in the precinct in which they live in order to be qualified to vote. Registration closes 21 days before a primary or general election. (See the Election Calendar for registration deadlines.)
If you recently moved, we recommend you change your voter registration as soon as you can to make sure you’re eligible to vote in Clarke Counting’s upcoming elections.
Thanks to Democrats, Virginia enacted the 2020 Virginia Voting Rights Act. You are now allowed to register to vote at your polling location on Election Day or at an in-person early voting site, regardless of whether you’re registering for the first time or updating your existing registration.
If you register same-day, you will fill out a Provisional Ballot, which means the Clarke County Electoral Board will adjudicate, or confirm, whether a ballot is valid the day after the Election. This gives the Elections Office time to process your eligibility to vote in that election.
Acceptable forms of identification for voting at the polling place or voting early include the following:
- Voter confirmation document you received after you registered to vote
- Virginia DMV-issued driver’s license or identification card
- Valid United States passport
- Any I.D. card issued by the U.S., Virginia, or a local Virginia government
- Any student photo I.D. card issued by a US university or community college outside of Virginia
- Valid student I.D. issued by a public school or private school in Virginia
- Employer-issued photo I.D. card
- Any current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document with your name and address
- An I.D. Confirmation Statement
- For a more detailed list of acceptable IDs