Here's the voter registration deadline in each state

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While some states allow same-day voting registration, the deadlines for the rest range from 3 to 30 days before an election.

WASHINGTON — If you're looking to vote in the November 2024 election, it helps to know the rules and deadlines to participate.

Every state, except North Dakota, requires people to register to vote before casting a ballot. But the deadlines can vary greatly.

About 20 states allow you to register on Election Day and then immediately cast a ballot. The rest of the states require advance registration, with the deadlines ranging from three to 30 days before an election.

Here are the voter registration deadlines for all 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to Vote.gov and each state's official election site.

What is the deadline to register to vote in all 50 states?

Alabama

Online registration deadline: Monday, October 21, 2024
Register by mail deadline: Must be postmarked by Monday, October 21, 2024
In person registration deadline: Monday, October 21, 2024

Alaska

The deadline to register to vote in Alaska is at least 30 days before an election, so the deadline for the 2024 presidential election has passed.

Online registration deadline: Sunday, October 6, 2024
Register by mail deadline: Must be postmarked by Sunday, October 6, 2024
In person registration deadline: Sunday, October 6, 2024

Arizona

Online registration deadline: Monday, October 7, 2024
Register by mail deadline: Must be postmarked by Monday, October 7, 2024
In person registration deadline: Monday, October 7, 2024

Arkansas

California

The deadline to register to vote in California is 15 days before Election Day. If you miss the deadline in California, you may conditionally register to vote and cast a provisional ballot in-person in the days leading up to, and including, Election Day.

Online registration deadline: Monday, October 21, 2024
Register by mail deadline: Must be postmarked by Monday, October 21, 2024
In person registration deadline: Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Colorado

Online registration deadline: Monday, October 28, 2024
Register by mail deadline: Must be postmarked by Monday, October 28, 2024
In person registration deadline: Tuesday, November 5, 2024

If you want to receive your ballot by mail, you must do one of these things:

Register to vote or update your voter registration online at www.GoVoteColorado.gov until eight days before Election Day, Oct. 28.
Submit an application through the mail, at a voter registration agency or at a local driver's license examination facility until eight days before Election Day, Oct. 28.
Submit an application through a voter registration drive no later than 22 days before Election Day, Oct. 15.

If you register to vote after the deadlines, you will not receive a mail ballot and have to go to a voter service and polling center to receive a ballot. You can also vote in-person leading up to Election Day or on Election Day starting at 7 a.m. at polling locations.

Connecticut

Connecticut voters can register to vote in-person during early voting and on Election Day.

Online registration deadline: Friday, October 18, 2024
Register by mail deadline: Must be postmarked by Friday, October 18, 2024
In person registration deadline: Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Delaware

The voter registration deadline in Delaware is the fourth Saturday before a Primary or General Election.

Online registration deadline: Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 11:59 p.m.
Register by mail deadline: Must be postmarked by Saturday, October 12, 2024
In person registration deadline: Saturday, October 12, 2024

District of Columbia

The District of Columbia allows voters to register in-person during early voting and on Election Day with same day registration.

Online registration deadline: Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Register by mail deadline: Must be received by Tuesday, October 15, 2024
In person registration deadline: Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Florida

Online registration deadline: Monday, October 7, 2024
Register by mail deadline: Must be postmarked by Monday, October 7, 2024
In person registration deadline: Monday, October 7, 2024

Georgia

The voter registration deadline in Georgia is 30 days before an election, so the deadline for the 2024 presidential election has passed.

Online registration deadline: Monday, October 7, 2024
Register by mail deadline: Must be postmarked by Monday, October 7, 2024
In person registration deadline: Monday, October 7, 2024

Hawaii

Hawaii is a vote by mail state, but allows in person voting and same day registration at voter service centers beginning 10 days prior and through Election Day.

Online registration deadline: Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Register by mail deadline: Must be postmarked by Monday, October 28, 2024
In person registration deadline: Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Idaho

The deadline for online voter registration is 24 days before an election, but voters can also register same day when they vote in-person during early voting or on Election Day.

Online registration deadline: Friday, October 11, 2024
Register by mail deadline: Must be postmarked by Friday, October 11, 2024
In person registration deadline: Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Illinois

Online registration deadline: Sunday, October 20, 2024
Register by mail deadline: Must be postmarked by Tuesday, October 8, 2024
In person registration deadline: Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Indiana

The deadline for voter registration in Indiana for the 2024 presidential election was Monday, Oct. 7, 2024.

Online registration deadline: Monday, October 7, 2024
Register by mail deadline: Must be postmarked by Monday, October 7, 2024
In person registration deadline: Monday, October 7, 2024

Iowa

The deadline for online or mail-in voter registration in Iowa is Oct. 21, but the state does allow residents to register same-day and vote on Election Day.

Online registration deadline: Monday, October 21, 2024
Register by mail deadline: Must be postmarked by Monday, October 21, 2024
In person registration deadline: Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Kansas

Online registration deadline: Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Register by mail deadline: Must be postmarked by Tuesday, October 15, 2024
In person registration deadline: Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Kentucky

The deadline for voter registration in Kentucky for the 2024 presidential election was Monday, Oct. 7, 2024.

Online registration deadline: Monday, October 7, 2024
Register by mail deadline: Must be postmarked by Monday, October 7, 2024
In person registration deadline: Monday, October 7, 2024

Louisiana

Online registration deadline: Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Register by mail deadline: Must be postmarked by Monday, October 7, 2024
In person registration deadline: Monday, October 7, 2024

Maine

Maine residents may register to vote until Election Day and cast their ballots the same day in-person, but online voter registration and by-mail registration are only available through Oct. 15. Automatic voter registration through Bureau of Motor Vehicle transactions is available through Oct. 29.

Online registration deadline: Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Register by mail deadline: Must be received by Tuesday, October 15, 2024
In person registration deadline: Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Maryland

Maryland allows voters to register in-person during early voting and on Election Day with same day registration.

Online registration deadline: Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Register by mail deadline: Must be postmarked by Tuesday, October 15, 2024
In person registration deadline: Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Massachusetts

Online registration deadline: Saturday, October 26, 2024
Register by mail deadline: Must be postmarked by Saturday, October 26, 2024
In person registration deadline: Saturday, October 26, 2024

Michigan

Michigan residents have until Monday, Oct. 21 to register to vote online or by mail. From Tuesday, Oct. 22 until Tuesday, Nov. 5, residents can only register to vote in person at an early voting location, an Election Day polling location or your local clerk's office.

Online registration deadline: Monday, October 21, 2024
Register by mail deadline: Must be postmarked by Monday, October 21, 2024
In person registration deadline: Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Minnesota

Online registration deadline: Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Register by mail deadline: Must be received by Tuesday, October 15, 2024
In person registration deadline: Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Mississippi

The deadline for voter registration in Mississippi for the 2024 presidential election was 30 days prior.

Register by mail deadline: Must be postmarked by Monday, October 7, 2024
In person registration deadline: Monday, October 7, 2024

Missouri

Online registration deadline: Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Register by mail deadline: Must be postmarked by Wednesday, October 9, 2024
In person registration deadline: Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Montana

Register by mail deadline: Must be postmarked by Monday, October 7, 2024
In person registration deadline: Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Nebraska

The Nebraska voter registration deadline for mail-in and online registrations is the third Friday before an election. Residents can register in-person until the second Friday before an election.

Online registration deadline: Friday, October 18, 2024
Register by mail deadline: Must be postmarked by Friday, October 18, 2024
In person registration deadline: Friday, October 25, 2024

Nevada

Online registration deadline: Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Register by mail deadline: Must be postmarked by Tuesday, October 8, 2024
In person registration deadline: Tuesday, November 5, 2024

New Hampshire

New Hampshire is one of the states that allows same-day registration for voting on Election Day.

Register by mail deadline: Must be received by Tuesday, November 5, 2024
In person registration deadline: Tuesday, November 5, 2024

New Jersey

The voter registration deadline for New Jersey is Oct. 15, 2024.

Online registration deadline: Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Register by mail deadline: Must be postmarked by Tuesday, October 15, 2024
In person registration deadline: Tuesday, October 15, 2024

New Mexico

While New Mexico's online and mail voter registration deadlines have passed, the state does allow same day voter registration in-person during early voting and on Election Day.

Online registration deadline: Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Register by mail deadline: Must be postmarked by Tuesday, October 8, 2024
In person registration deadline: Tuesday, November 5, 2024

New York

Online registration deadline: Saturday, October 26, 2024
Register by mail deadline: Must be received by Saturday, October 26, 2024
In person registration deadline: Saturday, October 26, 2024

North Carolina

The deadline to register to vote in North Carolina for the 2024 general election is Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. However, eligible residents can also do same-day registration during the in-person early voting period from Oct. 17 through Nov. 2.

Online registration deadline: Friday, October 11, 2024
Register by mail deadline: Must be postmarked by Friday, October 11, 2024
In person registration deadline: Same day registration available during early voting period until Nov. 2, 2024.

North Dakota

North Dakota is the only state that does not require people to register to vote before casting a ballot. The state does require a valid form of identification that can be used for voting.

Ohio

Online registration deadline: Monday, October 7, 2024
Register by mail deadline: Must be postmarked by Monday, October 7, 2024
In person registration deadline: Monday, October 7, 2024

Oklahoma

Voter registration applications in Oklahoma must be received at least 25 days before an election. For the 2024 General Election, that deadline is Friday, Oct. 11, 2024.

Online registration deadline: Friday, October 11, 2024
Register by mail deadline: Must be postmarked by Friday, October 11, 2024
In person registration deadline: Friday, October 11, 2024

Oregon

Online registration deadline: Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Register by mail deadline: Must be postmarked by Tuesday, October 15, 2024
In person registration deadline: Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Pennsylvania

Online registration deadline: Monday, October 21, 2024
Register by mail deadline: Must be received by Monday, October 21, 2024
In person registration deadline: Monday, October 21, 2024

Rhode Island

Rhode Island requires a person be registered at least 30 days before an election in order to vote, so the deadline has passed for the 2024 General Election.

Online registration deadline: Sunday, October 6, 2024
Register by mail deadline: Must be postmarked by Sunday, October 6, 2024
In person registration deadline: Sunday, October 6, 2024

South Carolina

Online registration deadline: Monday, October 14, 2024
Register by mail deadline: Must be postmarked by Monday, October 14, 2024
In person registration deadline: Monday, October 14, 2024

South Dakota

Register by mail deadline: Must be received by Monday, October 21, 2024
In person registration deadline: Monday, October 21, 2024

Tennessee

Online registration deadline: Monday, October 7, 2024
Register by mail deadline: Must be postmarked by Monday, October 7, 2024
In person registration deadline: Monday, October 7, 2024

Texas

Register by mail deadline: Must be postmarked by Monday, October 7, 2024
In person registration deadline: Monday, October 7, 2024

Utah

The Utah voter registration deadline is Oct. 25, but the state does allow same-day registration at early voting or Election Day locations with two forms of identification.

Online registration deadline: Friday, October 25, 2024
Register by mail deadline: Must be received by Friday, October 25, 2024
In person registration deadline: Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Vermont

Vermont allows eligible persons to register to vote on any day up to and including Election Day.

Online registration deadline: Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Register by mail deadline: Must be received by Tuesday, November 5, 2024
In person registration deadline: Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Virginia

Virginia allows voters to register in-person during early voting and on Election Day with same day registration.

Online registration deadline: Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Register by mail deadline: Must be postmarked by Tuesday, October 15, 2024
In person registration deadline: Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Washington

While the online and mail-in voter registration deadline for Washington is Oct. 28, the state allows in-person registration through Election Day.

Online registration deadline: Monday, October 28, 2024
Register by mail deadline: Must be received by Monday, October 28, 2024
In person registration deadline: Tuesday, November 5, 2024

West Virginia

The deadline to register to vote in West Virginia for the 2024 General Election is Oct. 15, 2024.

Online registration deadline: Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Register by mail deadline: Must be postmarked by Tuesday, October 15, 2024
In person registration deadline: Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Wisconsin

While Wisconsin's voter registration deadline for online and by mail is Oct. 16, the state allows in-person registration at your clerk's office until the Friday before the election. Wisconsin also offers same-day voter registration at the polls on Election Day.

Online registration deadline: Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Register by mail deadline: Must be postmarked by Wednesday, October 16, 2024
In person registration deadline: Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Wyoming

Register by mail deadline: Must be received by Monday, October 21, 2024
In person registration deadline: Tuesday, November 5, 2024

KUSA's Zvi Gutierrez, News Center Maine and WZZM's Steven Bohner, contributed to this report.

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