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Alabama
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Voter registration is closed during the ten
days preceding an election. Applications must be postmarked or
delivered by the eleventh day prior to the election.
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Alaska
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30 days before the election.
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Arizona
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29 days before the election.
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Arkansas
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30 days before the election.
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California
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15 days before the election.
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Colorado
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29 days before the election. If the
application is received in the mails without a postmark, it must be
received within 5 days of the close of registration.
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Connecticut
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14 days before the election.
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Delaware
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20 days prior to the general election and 20
days prior to any primary election.
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District of Columbia
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30 days before the election.
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Florida
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29 days before the election.
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Georgia
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The fifth Monday before any general primary,
general election, or presidential preference primary, or regularly
scheduled special election pursuant to the Georgia Election Code. In
the event that a special election is scheduled on a date other that
those dates prescribed by the Georgia Election Code, registration
would close on the 5th day after the call.
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Hawaii
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30 days before the election.
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Idaho
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25 days before the election.
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Illinois
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28 days prior to each election.
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Indiana
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29 days before the election.
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Iowa
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Must be delivered by 5 p.m. 10 days before
the election, if it is a state primary or general election; 11 days
before all others. Registration forms which are postmarked 15 or
more days before an election are considered on time even if received
after the deadline.
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Kansas
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Delivered 15 days before the election.
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Kentucky
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29 days before the election.
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Louisiana
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30 days before the election.
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Maine
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Delivered 10 business days before the
election (or a voter may register in-person up to and
including election day).
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Maryland
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9:00 p.m. 21 days before the election.
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Massachusetts
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20 days before the election.
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Michigan
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30 days before the election.
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Minnesota
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Delivered by 5:00 p.m. 21 days before the
election (there is also election day registration at polling
places).
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Mississippi
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30 days before the election.
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Missouri
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28 days before the election.
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Montana
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30 days before the election.
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Nebraska
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The third Friday before the election (or
delivered by 6 p.m. on the second Friday before the election).
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Nevada
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9:00 p.m. on the fifth Saturday before any
primary or general election. 9:00 p.m. on the third Saturday before
any recall or special election. However, if a recall or special
election is held on the same day as a primary or general election,
the registration closes at 9:00 p.m. on the fifth Saturday before
the day for the elections.
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New Hampshire
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New Hampshire town and city clerks will
accept this application only as a request for their own absentee
voter mail-in registration form, which must be received by your city
or town clerk by 10 days before the election.
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New Jersey
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29 days before the election.
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New Mexico
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28 days before the election.
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New York
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25 days before the election.
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North Carolina
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Postmarked 25 days before the election or
received in the elections office or designated voter registration
agency site by 5:00 p.m. 25 days before the election.
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North Dakota
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North Dakota does not have voter
registration.
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Ohio
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30 days before the election.
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Oklahoma
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25 days before the election.
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Oregon
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21 days before the election.
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Pennsylvania
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30 days before an election or primary.
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Rhode Island
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30 days before the election.
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South Carolina
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30 days before the election.
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South Dakota
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Received 15 days before the election.
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Tennessee
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30 days before the election.
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Texas
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30 days before the election.
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Utah
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20 days before the election.
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Vermont
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Delivered to the town clerk before 12:00 noon
on the second Saturday before the election.
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Virginia
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Delivered 29 days before the election.
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Washington
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30 days before the election (or delivered
in-person to the local voter registration office 15 days before the
election).
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West Virginia
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20 days before the election.
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Wisconsin
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For municipalities where voter registration
is required, 13 days before the election (or completed in the local
voter registration office up to 5:00 pm. 1 day before the election,
or completed at the polling place on election day).
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Wyoming
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Wyoming by law, cannot accept this form
unless State law is changed.
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