The Registrar’s Office is charged with overseeing all facets of the electoral process for the citizens of Chesterfield County. This includes handling candidate matters and voter concerns, carrying out the directives of the Chesterfield Electoral Board and the State Department of Elections, and following the requirements of the Code of Virginia as it pertains to election laws. The Registrar’s Office conducts and certifies elections by preparing election equipment, overseeing polling places and absentee voting, recruiting and training election officers, preparing ballots, and providing information to the public. The Registrar’s Office staff offers a comprehensive, year-round program to support voter registration, determines the eligibility of voters, maintains the voter registration records, processes absentee ballot applications, and certifies candidate nomination petitions.