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How to Register 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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