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How to register to vote

  • The general election is Nov. 5
  • Here's how to register to vote in your state
  • Take note: Each state has different voter registration deadlines 

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(NewsNation) — The 2024 election is less than two months away, here’s what Americans need to do to prepare to vote.

The first step to voting in any election is to register to vote, or if you think you are already registered, to check your registration status.

Most Americans have three options when it comes to registering to vote: online, by mail or in person.

Who can vote?

To vote in the states, you must be a U.S. citizen, meet your state’s residency requirements, be 18 years old on or before Election Day and be registered to vote by the state’s voter registration deadline, according to USA.gov.

Who can’t vote?

Even if you meet all the requirements above to vote, there are still a few reasons why you may not be able to vote.

Here’s who can’t vote on Election Day:

  • Noncitizens, including permanent legal residents
  • Some Americans cannot vote after being convicted of a felony
  • Some Americans who have a mental disability may not be able to vote
  • U.S. citizens living in U.S. territories can’t vote for president

Registering to vote

According to Vote.gov, most states offer online voter registration. Most Americans can register in their state or territory through Vote.gov.

Other ways to register to vote include downloading the National Mail Voter Registration Form and mailing it to the location listed for your state. Americans who prefer to register in person can visit their state or local election office to sign up.

However, please note that some states have registration deadlines as early as 30 days before Election Day.

Find your state:

District of Columbia and territories

Alabama

Alabama’s voter registration deadline is Oct. 21.

To register to vote in Alabama:

Check your voter registration status here.

Alaska

Alaska’s voter registration deadline for the general election is Oct. 6.

To register to vote in Alaska:

Check your voter registration status here.

Arizona

Arizona’s voter registration deadline for the general election is Oct. 7.

To register to vote in Arizona:

Check your voter registration status here.

Arkansas

Arkansas’ voter registration deadline for the general election is Oct. 7.

Online registration is currently not available to register to vote in Arkansas. However, here’s how you can register to vote:

Check your voter registration status here.

California

California’s voter registration deadline for the general election is Oct. 21 for online and mail registration, and Nov. 5 for in-person registration.

To register to vote in California:

  • Submit the California voter registration application electronically
  • For those who want to register using a paper voter registration application, you can pick one up at your county elections office, library, Department of Motor Vehicles offices or U.S. post office. The application must be filled out and postmarked or hand-delivered to your county elections office at least 15 days before the general election.
  • Register to vote in person on Election Day at your county’s elections office, polling place or vote center — otherwise known as Same Day Voter Registration.

Check your voter registration status here.

Colorado

Colorado’s voter registration deadline for the general election is Oct. 28, 2024, for online and by mail registration and Nov. 5, 2024, for in-person registration.

To register to vote in Colorado:

Check your voter registration status here.

Connecticut

Connecticut’s voter registration deadline for the general election is Oct. 18, 2024, for online and by mail registration and Nov. 5, 2024, for in-person registration.

To register to vote in Connecticut:

Check your voter registration status here.

Delaware

Delaware’s voter registration deadline for the general election is Oct. 12, 2024.

To register to vote in Delaware:

Check your voter registration status here.

Florida

Florida’s voter registration deadline for the general election is Oct. 7, 2024.

To register to vote in Florida:

Check your voter registration status here.

Georgia

Georgia’s voter registration deadline for the general election is Oct. 7, 2024.

To register to vote in Georgia:

Check your voter registration status here.

Hawaii

Hawaii’s voter registration deadline for the general election is Oct. 28, 2024, for mail-in registration and Nov. 5, 2024, for in-person and online registration.

To register to vote in Hawaii:

Check your voter registration status here.

Idaho

Idaho’s voter registration deadline for the general election is Oct. 11, 2024, for mail-in and online registration and Nov. 5, 2024, for in-person registration.

To register to vote in Idaho:

Check your voter registration status here.

Illinois

Illinois’ voter registration deadline for the general election is Oct. 8, 2024, for mail-in registration; Oct. 20, 2024, for online registration; and Nov. 5, 2024, for in-person registration.

To register to vote in Illinois:

  • Submit the Illinois voter registration application electronically
  • Print the Illinois Voter Registration form and send the completed form by mail to your county clerk or Board of Election commissioner.
  • To register to vote in person, visit your county clerk’s office, Board of Election commissioner’s office, city or village offices, township offices, schools, public libraries, military recruitment offices or locations specifically designated by the election authority.

Check your voter registration status here.

Indiana

Indiana’s voter registration deadline for the general election is Oct. 7, 2024.

To register to vote in Indiana:

Check your voter registration status here.

Iowa

Iowa’s voter registration deadline for the general election is Oct. 21, 2024, for online and by mail registration and Nov. 5, 2024, for in-person registration.

To register to vote in Iowa:

  • Submit the Iowa voter registration application electronically
  • Print the Iowa Voter Registration form to complete and sign. Send the completed form by mail to your town hall or voter registration agency.
  • Register to vote in person on election day at your county’s elections office, polling place or vote center if you miss the deadlines listed above.

Check your voter registration status here.

Kansas

Kansas’ voter registration deadline for the general election is Oct. 15, 2024.

To register to vote in Kansas:

Check your voter registration status here.

Kentucky

Kentucky’s voter registration deadline for the general election is Oct. 7, 2024.

To register to vote in Kentucky:

Check your voter registration status here.

Louisiana

Louisiana’s voter registration deadline for the general election is Oct. 15, 2024, for online registration and Oct. 7, 2024, for in-person and by-mail registration.

To register to vote in Louisiana:

  • Submit the Louisiana voter registration application electronically
  • Print the Louisiana Voter Registration form to complete and sign. Send the completed form by mail to your town hall or voter registration agency.
  • Register to vote in person at your local Registrar of Voters Office, Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles, Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services, WIC offices; food stamp offices, Medicaid offices, offices serving persons with disabilities such as the Deaf Action Centers and Independent Living Offices or Armed Forces recruitment offices.

Check your voter registration status here.

Maine

Maine’s voter registration deadline for the general election is Oct. 15, 2024, for online and by mail registration and Nov. 5, 2024, for in-person registration.

To register to vote in Maine:

Check your voter registration status here.

Maryland

Maryland’s voter registration deadline for the general election is Oct. 15, 2024, for online and by mail registration and Nov. 5, 2024, for in-person registration.

To register to vote in Maryland:

Check your voter registration status here.

Massachusetts

Massachusetts’ voter registration deadline for the general election is Oct. 26, 2024.

To register to vote in Massachusetts:

  • Submit the Massachusetts voter registration application electronically
  • Print the Massachusetts Voter Registration form to complete and sign. Send the completed form by mail to your town hall or voter registration agency.
  • Register to vote in person at your local town clerks, election commission, and Boards of Registrars; the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth Elections Division; or the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s regional offices.

Check your voter registration status here.

Michigan

Michigan’s voter registration deadline for the general election is Oct. 21, 2024, for online and by mail registration and Nov. 5, 2024, for in-person registration.

To register to vote in Michigan:

  • Submit the Michigan voter registration application electronically
  • Print the Michigan Voter Registration form to complete and sign. Send the completed form by mail to your town hall or voter registration agency.
  • Register to vote in person at your local Secretary of State branch office; city or township clerk’s office or your county clerk’s office; or at any state agency that provides public assistance or services to people with disabilities.

Check your voter registration status here.

Minnesota

Minnesota’s voter registration deadline for the general election is Oct. 15, 2024, for online and by mail registration and Nov. 5, 2024, for in-person registration.

To register to vote in Minnesota:

Check your voter registration status here.

Mississippi

Mississippi’s voter registration deadline for the general election is Oct.7, 2024.

To register to vote in Mississippi:

  • Online voter registration is not available
  • Print the Mississippi Voter Registration form to complete and sign. Send the completed form by mail to your town hall or voter registration agency.
  • Register to vote in person at your local Circuit Clerk’s Office, Municipal Clerk’s Office, Department of Public Safety or any state or federal agency offering government services, such as the Department of Human Services.

Check your voter registration status here.

Missouri

Missouri’s voter registration deadline for the general election is Oct. 9, 2024.

To register to vote in Missouri:

Check your voter registration status here.

Montana

Montana’s voter registration deadline for the general election is Oct. 7, 2024, to register by mail and Nov. 5, 2024, for in-person registration.

To register to vote in Montana:

  • Online voter registration is not available
  • Print the Montana Voter Registration form to complete and sign. Send the completed form by mail to your county’s election office.
  • Register to vote in person at any state agency providing service to the public.

Check your voter registration status here.

Nebraska

Nebraska’s voter registration deadline for the general election is Oct. 18, 2024, for online and by mail registration and Oct. 25, 2024, for in-person registration.

To register to vote in Nebraska:

Check your voter registration status here.

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Nevada

Nevada’s voter registration deadline for the general election is Oct. 23, 2024, for online registration; Oct. 8, 2024, to register by mail; and Nov. 5, 2024, for in-person registration.

To register to vote in Nevada:

  • Submit the Nevada voter registration application electronically
  • Print the Nevada Voter Registration form to complete and sign. Send the completed form by mail to your town hall or voter registration agency.
  • Register to vote in person at any Department of Motor Vehicles office, at your county clerk or registrar of voters’ office, at various social service agencies, and on college campuses.

Check your voter registration status here.

New Jersey

New Jersey’s voter registration deadline for the general election is Oct. 15, 2024, for online and in-person registration. Those registering by mail must have their form postmarked 21 days before Election Day.

To register to vote in New Jersey:

Check your voter registration status here.

New Mexico

New Mexico’s voter registration deadline for the general election is Oct. 8, 2024, for online and by mail registration and Nov. 5, 2024, for in-person registration.

To register to vote in New Mexico:

Check your voter registration status here.

New York

New York’s voter registration deadline for the general election is Oct. 26, 2024.

To register to vote in New York:

Check your voter registration status here.

North Carolina

North Carolina’s voter registration deadline for the general election is Oct. 11, 2024, for online and by-mail registration. Same-day in-person registration is available during the early voting period.

To register to vote in North Carolina:

Check your voter registration status here.

North Dakota

North Dakota does not require voter registration.

Ohio

Ohio’s voter registration deadline for the general election is Oct. 7, 2024.

To register to vote in Ohio:

Check your voter registration status here.

Oklahoma

Oklahoma’s voter registration deadline for the general election is Oct. 11, 2024.

To register to vote in Oklahoma:

Check your voter registration status here.

Oregon

Oregon’s voter registration deadline for the general election is Oct. 15, 2024.

To register to vote in Oregon:

Check your voter registration status here.

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania’s voter registration deadline for the general election is Oct. 21, 2024.

To register to vote in Pennsylvania:

Check your voter registration status here.

Rhode Island

Rhode Island’s voter registration deadline for the general election is Oct. 6, 2024.

To register to vote in Rhode Island:

Check your voter registration status here.

South Carolina

South Carolina’s voter registration deadline for the general election is Oct. 6, 2024, for online registration; Oct. 7, 2024, to register by mail; and Oct. 4, 2024, for in-person registration.

To register to vote in South Carolina:

Check your voter registration status here.

South Dakota

South Dakota’s voter registration deadline for the general election is Oct. 21, 2024.

To register to vote in South Dakota:

  • Online voter registration is not available
  • Print the South Dakota Voter Registration form to complete and sign. Send the completed form by mail to your County Auditor.
  • Register to vote in person at your local county auditor’s office; driver’s license station (when you are renewing or applying for a driver’s license you may also register to vote on the driver’s license application); City Finance Office; public assistance agencies providing food stamps, TANF or WIC; Department of Human Services offices which assist the disabled; and military recruitment offices

Check your voter registration status here.

Tennessee

Tennessee’s voter registration deadline for the general election is Oct. 7, 2024.

To register to vote in Tennessee:

  • Submit the Tennessee voter registration application electronically
  • Print the TennesseeVoter Registration form to complete and sign. Send the completed form by mail to your county election commission.
  • Register to vote in person at your local County Election Commission Offices, County Clerk’s Offices, Public Libraries, Register of Deeds Offices or during a transaction with one of the following agencies: Department of Health (WIC program), Department of Human Services, Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Department of Mental Health, Department of Safety (motor vehicles division) and Department of Veteran’s Affairs

Check your voter registration status here.

Texas

Texas’ voter registration deadline for the general election is Oct. 7, 2024, for in-person and mail-in registration. Online registration is not available.

To register to vote in Texas:

Check your voter registration status here.

Utah

Utah’s voter registration deadline for the general election is Oct. 25, 2024, for online and by-mail applications and Nov. 5, 2024, for in-person registration.

To register to vote in Utah:

Check your voter registration status here.

Vermont

Vermont’s voter registration deadline for the general election is Nov. 5, 2024.

To register to vote in Vermont:

Check your voter registration status here.

Virginia

Virginia’s voter registration deadline for the general election is Oct. 15, 2024.

To register to vote in Virginia:

Check your voter registration status here.

Washington

Washington’s voter registration deadline for the general election is Oct. 28, 2024, for online and by-mail registration and Nov. 5, 2024, for in-person registration.

To register to vote in Washington:

Check your voter registration status here.

West Virginia

West Virginia’s voter registration deadline for the general election is Oct. 15, 2024.

To register to vote in West Virginia:

Check your voter registration status here.

Wisconsin

Wisconsin’s voter registration deadline for the general election is Oct. 16, 2024, for online and by-mail registration and Nov. 5, 2024, for in-person registration.

To register to vote in Wisconsin:

Check your voter registration status here.

Wyoming

Wyoming’s voter registration deadline for the general election is Oct. 21, 2024, to register by mail and Nov. 5, 2024, for in-person registration.

To register to vote in Wyoming:

  • Online voter registration is not available
  • Print the Wyoming Voter Registration form to complete and sign. Send the completed form by mail to your county clerk’s office.
  • Register to vote in person at your county clerk’s office and other state agency locations listed on the county clerk’s website.

Check your voter registration status here.

Federal District and Territories

Washington, D.C.

District of Columbia voter registration deadline for the general election is Oct. 15, 2024, for online and by mail registration and Nov. 5, 2024, for in-person registration.

To register to vote in the District of Columbia:

Check your voter registration status here.

American Samoa

American Samoa’s voter registration deadline is Oct. 7, 2024.

To register to vote in American Samoa:

Check your voter registration status here.

Guam

Guam’s voter registration deadline for the general election is Oct. 26, 2024.

To register to vote in Guam:

  • Submit the Guam voter registration application electronically
  • Register in person at the Guam Election Commission Office, Department of Revenue & Taxation, Motor Vehicle Division, your local Mayors’ Office or local Volunteer Voter Registrar before the Oct. 26 deadline.

Check your voter registration status here.

Northern Mariana Islands

Northern Mariana Islands’ voter registration deadline for the general election is Sept. 6, 2024.

To register to vote in the Northern Mariana Islands:

Check your voter registration status here.

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico’s voter registration deadline for the general election is Sept. 6, 2024.

To register to vote in Puerto Rico:

Check your voter registration status here.

U.S. Virgin Islands

U.S. Virgin Islands’ voter registration deadline for the general election is Oct. 6, 2024.

To register to vote in the U.S. Virgin Islands:

Check your voter registration status here.

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