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State

By Mail

In Person
(if different)

Alabama

11 days before the election

Alaska

30 days before the election

Arizona

29 days before the election

Arkansas

30 days before the election

California

15 days before the election

Colorado

29 days before the election

Connecticut

14 days before the election

Delaware

20 days before the election

District of Columbia

30 days before the election

Florida

29 days before the election

Georgia

The fifth Monday before any 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

Idaho

25 days before the election

Illinois

28 days before the election

Indiana

29 days before the election

Iowa

10 days before state primary or general elections, 11 days before all other elections.

Kansas

15 days before the election

Kentucky

29 days before the election

Louisiana

30 days before the election

Maine

10 days before the election

Up to and including day of the election

Maryland

21days before the election

Massachusetts

20 days before the election

Michigan

30 days before the election

Minnesota

21days before the election

Day of the election

Mississippi

30 days before the election

Missouri

28 days before the election

Montana

30 days before the election

Nebraska

The third Friday before the election

The second Friday before the election

Nevada

The fifth Saturday before any primary of general election, the third Saturday before and recall or special election.

New Hampshire

10 days before the election

Day of the election

New Jersey

29 days before the election

New Mexico

28 days before the election

New York

25 days before the election

North Carolina

25 days before the election

North Dakota

North Dakota does not have voter registration

Ohio

30 days before the election

Oklahoma

25 days before the election

Oregon

21days before the election

Pennsylvania

30 days before the election

Rhode Island

30 days before the election

South Carolina

30 days before the election

South Dakota

15 days before the election

Tennessee

30 days before the election

Texas

30 days before the election

Utah

20 days before the election

Vermont

Delivered to the town clerk by noon on the second Saturday before the election

Virginia

29 days before the election

Washington

30 days before the election

15 days before the election

West Virginia

20 days before the election

Wisconsin

13 days before the election (in municipalities where voter registration is required)

One day before the election or on day of the election

Wyoming

Wyoming allows qualitfied voters to register at the polls on the day of the election

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