For those not registered to vote, Oct. 10 is the last day to do so. Nov. 2 is the deadline to apply for an absentee ballot by mail, Nov. 4 in person. The election is Nov. 7. With the ability to register to vote by mail and at locations throughout the area, more Richmond-area residents are signing up to vote. Most people are signing up at DMV offices.
People also can register at the local registrar's offices, in the city hall or courthouse complex.
As the election approaches, most local registrars open satellite sign-up offices in libraries, supermarkets and other convenient locations. You are ineligible to vote if you are judged mentally incompetent in a circuit court of law or if you are a felon. Felons can, however, go through a process to have their voting rights restored. The application requires you to state your full legal name, gender, home address, date of birth and Social Security number. You must be a resident of Virginia and a U.S. citizen.