What you need to know about Election Day

Jack Glagola, News Editor

Amany Bouali, Contributing Writer

Election Day is only 61 days away. Voters will decide who the next president will be on Nov. 5 — Republican and former President Donald Trump or Democrat and Vice President Kamala Harris?

Here’s what to know to make sure every vote counts, according to the Virginia Department of Elections:

Virginia residents can register online at any time until Oct. 15. Early in-person voting begins Sept. 20 at a local registrar’s office. Registration offices open for early voting on Oct. 26.

However, Virginia has same-day registration on a provisional ballot until Election Day.

Oct. 25 is the last day to apply for a mail-in ballot. Eligible voters can apply on the Department of Elections Citizen Portal.

VCU students living in dorms can register to vote at the campus polling location but must register with their dormitory address and the mailroom at 207 N. Laurel Street, unless they live in the Gladding Residence Center or GRC III. Only eleven of the 187 ballots cast in the 2022 midterm election were counted due to this, according to Amanda Wintersieck, a political science professor and advisor for VCU Votes.

VCU Votes, a voter outreach program, will hold several voter registration drives throughout the semester for students, including one on National Voter Registration Day on Sept. 17, according to Kelsey Jones, an advisor at VCU Votes.

For more information, follow their Instagram page at vcuvotes.

Correction: Students living in residence halls must register with their dorm address as well as the mailroom address at 207 Laurel Street, unless they live in GRC or GRC III.