Training Opportunities

To assure that appropriate persons charged with assisting voters and administering elections are properly prepared, various workshops are offered throughout the year. The workshops are geared to Electoral Board members, Officers of Election, and Registrars. Training is offered through ELECT, VEBA, and individual localities. This page contains training information that VEBA has received. To have your training information presented on the website, send the information via our Contact Page. Allow a turn-around time of two working days.

Boot Camp Training

Pursuant to § 24.2-106 D of the Code of Virginia, each member of the Electoral Board shall attend an annual training program provided by the State Board during the first year of appointment and the first year of any subsequent reappointment.

Currently, ELECT defines the annual training program for Electoral Board members as attendance at one Boot Camp offered by VEBA and attendance at the Legislative Changes/Updates Live Online Webinar typically in the summer.

Registration is now open for the February 1, 2025 Boot Camp to be held in Caroline County.

General Registrar/Electoral Board Handbook

View the General Registrar/Electoral Board Handbook on ELECT’s website. It explains the statutory responsibilities and provides best practices for executing those responsibilities for local election administrators.

District Meetings

The purpose of the district meetings is to network with other members in your area. Topics include new legislation and its implementation, legislative priorities for the next legislative session, overview of the VEBA website, the next annual meeting, and other issues of concern. Upcoming meetings will be announced here when scheduled.

Annual Meeting

Save the Date! The 2025 VEBA Annual Meeting will take place at the Omni Homestead Resort in Hot Springs, VA from Sunday, March 23 to Tuesday, March 25, 2025.

Note that we will be celebrating VEBA’s 50th anniversary so don’t miss it! More details to follow by the beginning of 2025.

ELECT Training Events

Details and registration information for specific training events through ELECT are emailed from the Virginia Department of Elections.

Online Training Course for Officers of Election

Self-paced chapters and quizzes are available on the Virginia Department of Election website.

The content can be accessed anytime online.

Past Training Events

Southern District – August 29, 2024 – Bedford
ELECT Webinar – 2024 Changes to Virginia’s Election Laws – July 30, 2024 Online
Boot Camp – July 18, 2024 – Richmond/Midlothian
Tidewater District – May 1, 2024 – Williamsburg
Boot Camp – March 17, 2024 – Hot Springs
Boot Camp – February 3, 2024 – Caroline County
Southwest District – September 22, 2023 – Abingdon
Tidewater District – September 19, 2023 – Williamsburg
North Central District – September 14, 2023 – Fredericksburg
Northern District – September 12, 2023 – Warrenton
South Central District – September 2, 2023 – Victoria
Southern District – August 11, 2023 – Bedford
ELECT Final 2023 VEBA Boot Camp Opportunity – July 20, 2023 – Richmond/Midlothian
ELECT Legislative Updates/Changes Online Live Webinar – July 12, 2023 – Online
Tidewater District Meeting – May 2, 2023 – Yorktown
VEBA Boot Camp @ Annual Meeting – March 25-27, 2023 – Roanoke
View the 2023 Annual Meeting Resources
VEBA Boot Camp – February 4, 2023 – Milford
North Central District – September 14, 2022
Northern District Meeting – September 13, 2022
Tidewater District Meeting – September 12, 2022
South Central District Meeting – September 3, 2022
Southern District Meeting – August 27, 2022 – Milford
ELECT and VEBA Workshops for GRs and EB Boot Camps
July 26, 2022 – Staunton
August 10, 2022 – Fredericksburg
August 19, 2022 – Newport News
August 24, 2022 – Blacksburg
ELECT Legislative Changes/Updates Webinar – July 13, 2022 Online