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State Deadlines and Web Sites

Registration requirements and deadlines vary according to state.

State	Voter Registration Deadline	Web Site

Alabama	Application must be postmarked or delivered by the 11th day prior to election	www.sos.alabama.gov
Alaska	30 days before the election	www.elections.state.ak.us
Arizona	29 days before rthe election	www.azsos.gov/election
Arkansas	30 days before the election	www.sosweb.state.ar.us/ elections.html
California	15 days before the election	www.ss.ca.gov/elections/ elections.htm
Colorado	29 days before the election	www.elections.colorado.gov/ ddefault.aspx
Connecticut	1 day before the election	www.sots.ct.gov
Delaware	20 days prior to the general election	elections.delaware.gov/
District of Columbia	30 days before the election	www.dcboee.org/
Florida	29 days before election day *	election.dos.state.fl.us/
Georgia	see web site	www.sos.state.ga.us/ elections/default.htm
Hawaii	30 days before the eletion	www.hawaii.gov/elections
Idaho	postmarked 25 days prior to election	www.idsos.state.id.us/ elect/eleindex.htm
Illinois	28 days prior to the election	www.elections.state.il.us
Indiana	29 days prior to the election	www.in.gov/sos/elections
Iowa	11 days before election - see web for additional details	www.sos.state.ia.us
Kansas	Delivered by mail 15 days before election (or at caucus in person)	www.kssos.org/ elections/elections.html
Kentucky	29 days before the election	www.sos.ky.gov/elections
Louisiana	30 days before the election	www.sos.louisiana.gov/ tabid/68/Default.aspx
Maine	You can register to vote on Election Day, but must submit registration in person at town/city hall	www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec
Maryland	9:00 p.m. 21 days before the election	www.elections.state.md.us
Massachusetts	20 days before the election	www.sec.state.ma.us/ ele/eleidx.htm
Michigan	30 days before the election	services2.sos.state.mi.us/mivote/
Minnesota	20 days (at least) before the election in person or by mail at county courthouse	www.sos.state.mn.us/ home/index.asp
Mississippi	30 days before the election	www.sos.state.ms/ elections/voterinfoguide.asp
Missouri	By 5:00 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday prior to the election	www.sos.mo.gov/elections
Montana	30 days before the election	www.sos.mt.gov/elb/ voter_information.asp
Nebraska	Mail-in registrations must be mailed & postmarked on or before the 3rd Friday preceding an election	www.sos.state.ne.us/elec
Nevada	9:00 p.m. on the 5th Saturday before any primary or general election	www.sos.state.nv.us/elections
New Hampshire	See web site for guidelines	www.sos.nh.gov/ electionsnew.htm
New Jersey	21 days before the election	www.state.nj.us/state/ elections/index.html
New Mexico	28 days prior to the election	www.sos.state.nm.us/ sos-elections.html
New York	any day until October 10th, deadline extended for discharged from military or naturalized as citizen	www.elections.state.ny.us
North Carolina	25 days before the election	www.sboe.state.nc.us
North Dakota	ND does not have voter registration Note: See web site for details.	www.nd.gov/sos
Ohio	30 days before election day	www.sos.state.oh.us
Oklahoma	25 days before election Note: See website for deadlines regarding information requiring identification cards.	www.ok.gov/~elections/
Oregon	21 days before the election	www.sos.state.or.us/elections
Pennsylvania	30 days before the election	www.dos.state.pa.us/ bcel/site/default.asp
Rhode Island	30 days before the election	www.sec.state.ri.us/ elections
South Carolina	30 days prior to election	www.scvotes.org
South Dakota	15 days before the election	www.sdsos.gov/ index.shtm
Tennessee	30 days before the election	www.state.tn.us/ sos/election/index.htm
Texas	30 days before the election	www.sos.state.tx.us/ elections/index.shtml
Utah	Postmark deadline 30 days before the election	www.elections.utah.gov
Vermont	October 29 Note: Voter registration forms must be Notarized!	www.sec.state.vt.us
Virginia	29 days before the election	www.sbe.virginia.gov/cms
Washington	30 days before the election	www.secstate.wa.gov/ elections
West Virginia	20 days before the election	www.wvsos.org/ elections/main.htm
Wisconsin	20 days before the election Note: See web site for in-person guidelines.	elections.state.wi.us/
Wyoming	See web site for guidelines	soswy.state.wy.us/ election.htm
Puerto Rico	Cannot vote for President, but can vote for Representatives

* There is no deadline to request an absentee ballot. Please allow enough time for an absentee ballot to be mailed to you and then returned by mail or in person to the appropriate location.

** The deadline to request an absentee ballot is within three days of election day. Please request an absentee ballot at an earlier time to allow for it to be mailed to you and then returned by mail or in person to the appropriate location.

Congress.org
www.congress.org
This site will provide registration forms and absentee ballots for all 50 states.
*For our out-of-state residents: please be sure to take note of the deadline in your respective state.

This page last modified on September 3, 2008.

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