When is the last day that I may register in order to
be eligible to vote in the next election?
State Voter Registration Deadlines
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STATE |
REGISTRATION DEADLINES FOR ALL ELECTIONS |
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Alabama |
10 days before an election. |
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Alaska |
30 days before an election. |
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Arizona |
29 days before an election. |
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Arkansas |
30 days before an election. |
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California |
29 days before an election. |
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Colorado |
29 days before an election. If the application
is received in the mail without a postmark, it must be received
within 5 days of the close of registration. |
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Connecticut |
14 days before an election. |
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Delaware |
20 days prior to the general election and
21 days prior to any primary election. |
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D.C. |
30 days before an election. |
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Florida |
29 days before an election. |
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Georgia |
The fifth Monday before a general primary,
general election, or presidential preference primary. The fifth
day after the date of the call for all other special primaries
and special elections. |
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Hawaii |
30 days before an election |
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Idaho |
25 days before an election - mail; 24 days
for in person; or election day at the polls. |
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Illinois |
29 days before primary; 28 days before a
general election |
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Indiana |
29 days before an election |
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Iowa |
Delivered by 5 pm 10 days before a state
primary or general election; 11 days before all others. A postmark
15 or more days before an election is considered on time. |
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Kansas |
Delivered 15 days before an election. |
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Kentucky |
28 days before an election. |
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Louisiana |
24 days before an election. |
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Maine |
10 business days before an election or delivered
in person up to and including election day. |
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Maryland |
9 pm on the fifth Monday before an election. |
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Massachusetts |
20 days before an election. |
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Michigan |
30 days before an election. |
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Minnesota |
Delivered by 5pm 21 days before an election;
also election day registration at polling places. |
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Mississippi |
30 days before an election. |
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Missouri |
28 days before an election. |
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Montana |
30 days before an election. |
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Nebraska |
The fourth Tuesday before an election or
delivered by 6pm on the second Friday before an election. |
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Nevada |
9pm on the fifth Sat. before any primary
or general election. 9pm on the third Sat. before any recall
or special election unless held on the same day as a primary
or general election. Then it remains the fifth Saturday. |
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New Hampshire |
Must be received by city or town clerk 10
days before an election; or regis at the polls on election day. |
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New Jersey |
29 days before an election. |
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New Mexico |
28 days before an election. |
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New York |
25 days before an election. |
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North Carolina |
Postmarked 25 days before an election or
received in the elections office or designated voter regis. Agency
by 5pm. |
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North Dakota |
North Dakota does not have voter registration. |
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Ohio |
30 days before an election. |
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Oklahoma |
25 days before an election. |
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Oregon |
21 days before an election. (There is no
deadline for applications for change of name, change of address
or to register with a party.) |
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Pennsylvania |
30 days before an election. |
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Rhode Island |
30 days before an election. *Check Saturday
Hours |
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South Carolina |
30 days before an election. |
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South Dakota |
Delivered 15 days before an election. |
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Tennessee |
30 days before an election. |
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Texas |
30 days before an election. |
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Utah |
20 days before an election. |
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Vermont |
Delivered to the town clerk before noon,
postmarked or submitted to DMV on the second Sat. before an election.
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Virginia |
Delivered 29 days before an election. |
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Washington |
30 days before an election; or delivered
in-person up to 15 days before an election at a location designated
by the county elections officer (usually the county courthouse). |
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West Virginia |
30 days before an election. |
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Wisconsin |
13 days before an election; or completed
in the local voter registration office 1 day before an election;
or completed at the polling place on election day. |
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Wyoming |
30 days before an election or register at
the polling place on election day. |
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