I would like to take the opportunity to remind everyone 18 and older to exercise their most important right of all, the right to vote. Today was the day to celebrate the reminding people to get registered to vote in November. If you are not registered, you will not be able to cast your important vote at your polling place. The actual cutoff date was not today. It varies state by state. I know I have felt the pain these days in the rampant inflation, so I am sure I am registered. Every person’s vote is an important one. Please get out and register at your county, so that when Election Day happens you will be all set to exercise your right to vote. Happy voting this November!
Official Voter Registration Information: Registration Deadlines, Same Day Registration:
Voter and Election Day Registration Deadlines by State
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State Name
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Registration Deadlines
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Same Day Registration
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Alabama |
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N/A |
Alaska |
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N/A |
Arizona |
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N/A |
Arkansas |
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N/A |
California |
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If the voter registration deadline has passed, you can still conditionally register to vote and cast a provisional ballot in person at your County Elections Office at any time up to and including Election Day. You can also conditionally register at your polling place on Election Day. Your provisional ballot will be counted when your County Elections Official verifies your voter registration. Conditional registration may also be available in County Elections satellite offices and vote centers. |
Colorado |
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You can register and cast a ballot up through Election Day by appearing in-person at a Voter Service and Polling Center during the Early Voting period or on Election Day. Contact your Local Election Office if you have any questions. |
Connecticut |
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If the voter registration deadline has passed, you can still register to vote and vote in person at a designated Election Day Registration office from 6am to 8pm during general elections if you are not registered in Connecticut or are registered in another Connecticut municipality. Contact your Local Election Office if you have any questions. |
Delaware |
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N/A |
District of Columbia |
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If you have missed the voter registration deadline, you can still register to vote and a cast a ballot at the same time during early voting or on Election Day. Simply go to your regular polling place or early voting site to register and vote. Contact your Local Election Office if you have any questions. You will need to bring proof of residency, such as a government photo ID, or a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, or pay check that shows your current name and address. |
Florida |
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N/A |
Georgia |
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N/A |
Hawaii |
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If you have missed the voter registration deadline, you can still register to vote online any time on or before Election Day. You can also register to vote and cast a ballot at the same time on or before Election Day at a Voter Service Center in your county, starting 10 days before Election Day. Contact your Local Election Office if you have any questions. |
Idaho |
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If you have missed the voter registration deadline, you can still register to vote and a cast a ballot at the same time during early voting (if your county conducts early voting) or on Election Day. Simply go to your regular polling place or early voting site to register and vote. You will need to show proof of residence and a photo ID. Contact your Local Election Office if you have any questions. |
Illinois |
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You can also register in person (and vote) at your local elections office during the “grace period.” The grace period starts 27 days before Election Day and ends on Election Day. Grace Period Voting does not take place at your regular polling place. Grace Period Voting is typically available at your Local Election Office. Contact your Local Election Office for more information. |
Indiana |
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N/A |
Iowa |
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You can register to vote and a cast a ballot at the same time during early voting or on Election Day. Simply go to your regular polling place or early voting site to register and vote. You should bring valid photo ID and, if the ID does not list your current address, also proof of residence. Contact your Local Election Office if you have any questions. |
Kansas |
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N/A |
Kentucky |
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N/A |
Louisiana |
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N/A |
Maine |
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If you register to vote within 21 days of an election, including on Election Day, you must register in person at the municipal registrar. Proof of identity and proof of residence is required. Contact your Local Election Office with any questions. |
Maryland |
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You can register to vote in-person during early voting and on Election Day. You will need to bring a current and valid photo ID card (i.e., Maryland driver’s license, MVA-issued ID card, student, employee, or military ID card, U.S. passport, or any other State or federal government-issued ID card); or a copy of a utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck or other government document that shows your name and address and that is dated within 3 months of the election. |
Massachusetts |
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N/A |
Michigan |
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If you have missed the voter registration deadline, you can still register to vote and cast a ballot at the same time during early voting or on Election Day at your city or township clerk’s office (not at your polling location). If you plan to register in person within 14 days of Election Day, you will need to present proof of residency. To register under these rules, Contact your Local Election Office with any questions. |
Minnesota |
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If you have missed the voter registration deadline, you can still register to vote and cast a ballot at the same time during the in-person absentee voting period or on Election Day. Simply go to your regular in-person absentee voting site — or to your regular polling place — to register and vote. You should bring a valid and current Minnesota driver’s license, learner’s permit, ID card (or receipt for one of these IDs), or a Tribal ID. If the ID does not list your current name and address, bring it or a different photo ID in addition to a document with your current name and address. The document can be a utility bill, credit card or banking statement, or mortgage or lease statement due or dated within 30 days of the election; a current lease; or a student fee statement. It can be shown on your electronic device. Contact your Local Election Office if you have any questions. |
Mississippi |
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N/A |
Missouri |
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N/A |
Montana |
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N/A |
Nebraska |
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N/A |
Nevada |
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You may register to vote in-person at the polling place either during early voting or on Election Day. You must show a valid Nevada driver’s license or identification card at the polls to vote. If the identification does not have your current address, you must also show proof of residency. |
New Hampshire |
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If you have missed the voter registration deadline, you can still register to vote and a cast a ballot at the same time on Election Day. Simply go to your regular polling place or early voting site to register and vote. Voters should bring a valid photo ID to vote. Voters that do not bring a valid photo ID execute a challenged voter affidavit form and will later receive a letter requesting confirmation they voted. Contact your Local Election Office for questions about the process or identification requirements. |
New Jersey |
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N/A |
New Mexico |
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New Mexico may offer same-day voter registration in 2022. To register before voting, you will need to bring one of the following: (1) a New Mexico driver’s license or New Mexico identification card issued through the motor vehicle division of the taxation and revenue department; (2) any document that contains an address in the county together with a photo identification card; or (3) a current valid student photo identification card from a post-secondary educational institution in New Mexico accompanied by a current student fee statement that contains the student’s address in the county. Contact your local election officials for details. |
New York |
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N/A |
North Carolina |
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Same day registration is generally only available during the early voting period, but not on Election Day. One of the following documents is required: a North Carolina driver’s license, other photo identification issued by a government agency, a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document showing the voter’s name and address, a current college/university photo identification card paired with proof of campus habitation or other photo ID that has been approved for voting purposes. Certain individuals that become qualified to vote between the registration deadline (the 25th day before Election Day) and Election Day may apply to register on Election Day by submitting an application to: a member of the county board of elections, the county director of elections, or the chief judge or a judge of the precinct in which the person is eligible to vote. If the application is approved, the individual may vote the same day. This applies to those individuals who recently become naturalized citizens of the U.S. or who have restored to citizenship after a felony conviction, but it does not apply to individuals who were 17 years old and reach 18 after the registration deadline. |
North Dakota |
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North Dakota does not require voter registration. Therefore, an eligible voter may vote in an election if the voter provides acceptable identification. |
Ohio |
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N/A |
Oklahoma |
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N/A |
Oregon |
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N/A |
Pennsylvania |
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N/A |
Rhode Island |
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You may register in person on Election Day at your local Board of Canvassers but only for Presidential elections. |
South Carolina |
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N/A |
South Dakota |
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N/A |
Tennessee |
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N/A |
Texas |
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N/A |
Utah |
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An individual who is not registered to vote may register and vote on election day or during the early voting period by voting a provisional ballot, if:
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Vermont |
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You can register to vote on Election Day at your polling place. You must show proof of residence to register at the polls on Election Day. |
Virginia |
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N/A |
Washington |
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Individuals may register to vote in their county auditor’s office, the division of elections if in a separate city from the county auditor’s office, a voting center, or other location designated by the county auditor in his or her county of residence no later than 8:00pm on the day of the primary, special election, or general election. The registration process and requirements for registering on Election Day are the same as for filling out a paper registration form or the online form. |
West Virginia |
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N/A |
Wisconsin |
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Individuals may register to vote in person at your polling place on Election Day. All individuals must provide both a proof of residency document and proof of identification to register on election Day. |
Wyoming |
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You may register to vote at the polls on Election Day. |

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