Form 1 English Form

Register To Vote In Your State
By Using This
Postcard Form and Guide

For U.S. Citizens
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General Instructions
Who Can Use this Application
If you are a U.S. citizen who lives or has an address
within the United States, you can use the application in
this booklet to:
• Register to vote in your State,
• Report a change of name to your voter registration
office,
• Report a change of address to your voter registration
office, or
• Register with a political party.

• A current and valid photo identification or
• A current utility bill, bank statement, government
check, paycheck or government document that
shows your name and address.
Voters may be exempt from this requirement if they
submit a COPY of this identification with their mail in
voter registration form. If you wish to submit a COPY,
please keep the following in mind:
• Your state may have additional identification requirements which may mandate you show identification at the polling place even if you meet the
Federal proof of identification.
• Do not submit original documents with this application, only COPIES.

If You Were Given this Application in a State
Agency or Public Office
If you have been given this application in a State
agency or public office, it is your choice to use the
application. If you decide to use this application to
register to vote, you can fill it out and leave it with
the State agency or public office. The application
will be submitted for you. Or, you can take it with
you to mail to the address listed under your State
in the State Instructions. You also may take it with
you to deliver in person to your local voter registration office.
Note: The name and location of the State agency
or public office where you received the application will remain confidential. It will not appear on
your application. Also, if you decide not to use this
application to register to vote, that decision will remain confidential. It will not affect the service you
receive from the agency or office.

• First, read the Application Instructions. These instructions will give you important information that
applies to everyone using this application.
• Next, find your State under the State Instructions.
Use these instructions to fill out Boxes 6, 7, and
refer to these instructions for information about
voter eligibility and any oath required for Box 9.

When to Register to Vote
Each State has its own deadline for registering to vote.
Check the deadline for your State on the last page of
this booklet.
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Application Instructions
Before flling out the body of the form, please answer the questions on the top of the form as to whether you are a
United States citizen and whether you will be 18 years old on or before Election Day. If you answer no to either of these
questions, you may not use this form to register to vote. However, state specifc instructions may provide additional
information on eligibility to register to vote prior to age 18.
Box 1 — Name
Put in this box your full name in this order — Last,
First, Middle. Do not use nicknames or initials.
Note: If this application is for a change of name, please
tell us in Box A (on the bottom half of the form) your
full name before you changed it.

Box 7 — Choice of Party
In some States, you must register with a party if you
want to take part in that party’s primary election,
caucus, or convention. To fnd out if your State requires
this, see item 7 in the instructions under your State.
If you want to register with a party, print in the box the
full name of the party of your choice.

Box 2 — Home Address
Put in this box your home address (legal address). Do
not put your mailing address here if it is diferent from
your home address. Do not use a post ofce box or
rural route without a box number. Refer to state-specifc
instructions for rules regarding use of route numbers.

If you do not want to register with a party, write “no
party” or leave the box blank. Do not write in the word
“independent” if you mean “no party,” because this
might be confused with the name of a political party in
your State.
Note: If you do not register with a party, you can still
vote in general elections and nonpartisan (nonparty)
primary elections.

Note: If you were registered before but this is the frst
time you are registering from the address in Box 2,
please tell us in Box B (on the bottom half of the form)
the address where you were registered before. Please
give us as much of the address as you can remember.

Box 8 — Race or Ethnic Group
A few States ask for your race or ethnic group, in order
to administer the Federal Voting Rights Act. To fnd
out if your State asks for this information, see item 8
in the instructions under your State. If so, put in Box 8
the choice that best describes you from the list below:
•
American Indian or Alaskan Native
•
Asian or Pacifc Islander
•
Black, not of Hispanic Origin
•
Hispanic
•
Multi-racial
•
White, not of Hispanic Origin
•
Other

Also Note: If you live in a rural area but do not have a
street address, or if you have no address, please show
where you live using the map in Box C (at the bottom
of the form).
Box 3 — Mailing Address
If you get your mail at an address that is diferent from
the address in Box 2, put your mailing address in this
box. If you have no address in Box 2, you must write in
Box 3 an address where you can be reached by mail.
Box 4 — Date of Birth
Put in this box your date of birth in this order —
Month, Day, Year. Be careful not to use today’s date!

Box 9 — Signature
Review the information in item 9 in the instructions
under your State. Before you sign or make your mark,
make sure that:

Box 5 — Telephone Number
Most States ask for your telephone number in case
there are questions about your application. However,
you do not have to fll in this box.

(1) You meet your State’s requirements,
and
(2) You understand all of Box 9.

Box 6 — ID Number
Federal law requires that states collect from each
registrant an identifcation number. You must refer to
your state's specifc instructions for item 6 regarding
information on what number is acceptable for your
state. If you have neither a drivers license nor a social
security number, please indicate this on the form and a
number will be assigned to you by your state.

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Finally, sign your full name or make your mark, and
print today’s date in this order — Month, Day, Year.
If the applicant is unable to sign, put in Box D the
name, address, and telephone number (optional) of the
person who helped the applicant.

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Voter Registration Application

Before completing this form, review the General, Application, and State specific instructions.

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Yes
No
Are you a citizen of the United States of America?
Yes
No
Will you be 18 years old on or before election day?
If you checked "No" in response to either of these questions, do not complete form.

This space for office use only.

(Please see state-specific instructions for rules regarding eligibility to register prior to age 18.)

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2
3

□ Mr.
□ Miss
Mrs.
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□ Ms.

Last Name

First Name

Home Address

Apt. or Lot #

Address Where You Get Your Mail If Different From Above
Date of Birth

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State

Zip Code

City/Town

State

Zip Code

ID Number - (See item 6 in the instructions for your state)

5
Month

7

City/Town

Telephone Number (optional)

4

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□ Jr □
III
□ Sr □ IV

Middle Name(s)

Day

Year

Choice of Party

(see item 7 in the instructions for your State)

8

6

Race or Ethnic Group

(see item 8 in the instructions for your State)

I have reviewed my state's instructions and I swear/affirm that:
Q I am a United States citizen
Q I meet the eligibility requirements of my state and
subscribe to any oath required.
Q The information I have provided is true to the best of my
knowledge under penalty of perjury. If I have provided false
information, I may be fined , imprisoned, or (if not a U.S.
citizen) deported from or refused entry to the United States.

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Date:

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Please sign full name (or put mark) A

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Month

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Day

Year

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If you are registering to vote for the first time: please refer to the application instructions for information on
submitting copies of valid identification documents with this form.

Please fill out the sections below if they apply to you.
If this application is for a change of name, what was your name before you changed it?

Miss Last Name
Ms.

First Name

I IB B I
Mr.
Mrs.

A

Middle Name(s)

Jr
Sr

II
III
IV

If you were registered before but this is the first time you are registering from the address in Box 2, what was your address where you were registered before?

B

Street (or route and box number)

Apt. or Lot #

City/Town/County

State

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If you live in a rural area but do not have a street number, or if you have no address, please show on the map where you live.
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Write in the names of the crossroads (or streets) nearest to where you live.

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Draw an X to show where you live.

C

Use a dot to show any schools, churches, stores, or other landmarks
near where you live, and write the name of the landmark.

Example

Public School ●

Route #2

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Zip Code

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NORTH 

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● Grocery Store
Woodchuck Road

X

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If the applicant is unable to sign, who helped the applicant fill out this application? Give name, address and phone number (phone number optional).

D

Mail this application to the address provided for your State.
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FIRST CLASS
STAMP
NECESSARY
FOR
MAILING

OMB Control No. 3265-0015

Voter Registration Application

Before completing this form, review the General, Application, and State specific instructions.

□
□

□
□

Yes
No
Are you a citizen of the United States of America?
Yes
No
Will you be 18 years old on or before election day?
If you checked "No" in response to either of these questions, do not complete form.

This space for office use only.

(Please see state-specific instructions for rules regarding eligibility to register prior to age 18.)

1
2
3

□ Mr.
□ Miss
Mrs.
□
□ Ms.

Last Name

First Name

Home Address

Apt. or Lot #

Address Where You Get Your Mail If Different From Above
Date of Birth

9

State

Zip Code

City/Town

State

Zip Code

ID Number - (See item 6 in the instructions for your state)

5
Month

7

City/Town

Telephone Number (optional)

4

□ II
□ Jr □
III
□ Sr □ IV

Middle Name(s)

Day

Year

Choice of Party

(see item 7 in the instructions for your State)

8

6

Race or Ethnic Group

(see item 8 in the instructions for your State)

I have reviewed my state's instructions and I swear/affirm that:
Q I am a United States citizen
Q I meet the eligibility requirements of my state and
subscribe to any oath required.
Q The information I have provided is true to the best of my
knowledge under penalty of perjury. If I have provided false
information, I may be fined , imprisoned, or (if not a U.S.
citizen) deported from or refused entry to the United States.

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Please sign full name (or put mark) A
Date:

I

Month

z z
Day

Year

I

If you are registering to vote for the first time: please refer to the application instructions for information on
submitting copies of valid identification documents with this form.

Please fill out the sections below if they apply to you.
If this application is for a change of name, what was your name before you changed it?

Miss Last Name
Ms.

First Name

I IB B I
Mr.
Mrs.

A

Middle Name(s)

Jr
Sr

II
III
IV

If you were registered before but this is the first time you are registering from the address in Box 2, what was your address where you were registered before?

B

Street (or route and box number)

Apt. or Lot #

I I

City/Town/County

State

Write in the names of the crossroads (or streets) nearest to where you live.
Draw an X to show where you live.
QUse a dot to show any schools, churches, stores, or other landmarks
Q

near where you live, and write the name of the landmark.

Public School O

Route #2

C

Example

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_I I.________

If you live in a rural area but do not have a street number, or if you have no address, please show on the map where you live.
Q

Zip Code

NORTH 

OGrocery Store
Woodchuck Road

X

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If the applicant is unable to sign, who helped the applicant fill out this application? Give name, address and phone number (phone number optional).

D

Mail this application to the address provided for your State.
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FIRST CLASS
STAMP
NECESSARY
FOR
MAILING

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State Instructions
Alabama
Updated: 08-08-2024

Registration Deadline — Voter
registration is closed during the
fourteen days preceding an
election. Applications must be
post-marked or delivered by the
fifteenth day prior to the election.
6. ID Number. Alabama driver’s
license number or Alabama
nondriver identification card
number. If you do not have an Alabama driver’s license or nondriver
identification card, you must provide the last 4 digits of your Social
Security number.
7.Choice of Party. Do not complete
this field. Alabama voters do not
register by political party affiliation.
8.Race or Ethnic Group. You are
required to fill in this box; however, your application will not be
rejected if you fail to do so. See the
list of choices under the Application
Instructions for Box 8 (on page 2).
9.Signature. To register in Alabama
you must:
• be a citizen of the United States
• be a resident of Alabama and
your county at the time of registration
• be 18 years old before any election
• not have been convicted of a
felony involving moral turpitude
(or have had your civil and political rights restored). The list of
moral turpitude felonies is available on the Secretary of State web
site at:
www.sos.alabama.gov/mtfelonies

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• not currently be declared mentally
incompetent through a competency
hearing
• swear or affirm to “support and
defend the Constitution of the U.S.
and the State of Alabama and further disavow any belief or affiliation
with any group which advocates the
overthrow of the governments of the
U.S. or the State of Alabama by
unlawful means and that the information contained herein is true, so
help me God”
Mailing address:
Office of the Secretary of State
P.O. Box 5616
Montgomery, AL 36103-5616

Alaska
Updated: 03-01-2006

Registration Deadline — 30 days
before the election.
6. ID Number. You must provide
one of the following identification
numbers; Alaska Driver’s License
or Alaska State Identification Card
Number. If you do not have an
Alaska Driver’s License or Alaska
State Identification Card, you must
provide the last four digits of your
Social Security Number. If you do
not have any of these identification
numbers, please write “NONE” on
the form. A unique identifying
number will be assigned to you for
voter registration purposes. This
information is kept confidential.
Having this information assists in
maintaining your voter record and
may assist in verifying your
identity (Title 15 of the Alaska
Statutes).
7. Choice of Party. You do not have
to declare a party affiliation when
registering to vote. If you do not
choose a party, you will be
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registered as Undeclared. Alaska
has a closed primary election system. Each recognized political party has a separate ballot listing only
candidates from that political party.
Voters registered as a member of a
political party may only vote that
party’s ballot. Voters registered as
undeclared or non-partisan may
choose one ballot from the ballots
available.
8.Race or Ethnic Group. Leave
blank.
9.Signature. To register in Alaska
you must:
• be a citizen of the United States
• be at least 18 years old within 90
days of completing this registration
• be a resident of Alaska
• not be a convicted felon (unless
unconditionally discharged)
• not be registered to vote in
another State
Mailing address:
Division of Elections State
of Alaska PO Box 110017
Juneau, AK 99811-0017

Arizona
Updated: 03-01-2006

Registration Deadline — 29 days
before the election.
6. ID Number. Your completed
voter registration form must contain the number of your Arizona
driver license, or non-operating
identification license issued pursuant to A.R.S. § 28-3165, if the
license is current and valid. If you
do not have a current and valid
Arizona driver license or non-operating identification license, you
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include the last four digits of your
social security number if one has
been issued to you. If you do not
have a current and valid driver
license or non-operating identification license or a social security
number, please write “NONE”
on the form. A unique identifying
number will be assigned by the
Secretary of State.
7. Choice of Party. If you are
registered in a political party which
has qualified for ballot recognition,
you will be permitted to vote the
primary election ballot for that
party. If you are registered as an
independent, no party preference or
as a member of a party which is not
qualified for ballot recognition, you
may select and vote one primary
election ballot for one of the
recognized political parties.
8. Race or Ethnic Group. Leave
blank.
9. Signature. To register in Arizona
you must:
• be a citizen of the United States
• be a resident of Arizona and your
county at least 29 days preceding
the next election
• be 18 years old on or before the
next general election
• not have been convicted of treason or a felony (or have had your
civil rights restored)
• not currently be declared an
incapacitated person by a court of
law
Mailing address:
Secretary of State/Elections
1700 W. Washington, 7th Floor
Phoenix, AZ 85007-2888

Arkansas

6. ID Number. Your completed
voter registration form must contain
your state issued driver’s license
number or nonoperating
identification number. If you do not
have a driver’s license or nonoperating identification, you must
include the last four digits of your
social security number. If you do
not have a driver’s license or a
nonoperating identification or a social security number, please write
“NONE” on the form. A unique
identifying number will be assigned
by the State.
7. Choice of Party. Optional. You
do not have to register with a party
if you want to take part in that
party’s primary election, caucus, or
convention.
8. Race or Ethnic Group. Leave
blank.
9. Signature. To register in
Arkansas you must:
• be a citizen of the United States
• live in Arkansas at the address in
Box 2 on the application
• be at least 18 years old before the
next election
• not be a convicted felon (or have
completely discharged your sentence or been pardoned)
• not claim the right to vote in any
other jurisdiction
• not previously be adjudged
mentally incompetent by a court of
competent jurisdiction
Mailing address:
Secretary of State
Voter Services
P.O. Box 8111
Little Rock, AR 72203-8111

California

Updated: 03-01-2006

Updated: 10-10-2021

Registration Deadline — 30 days
before the election.

Registration Deadline — 15 days
before the election; conditional

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voter registration up to and
including Election Day.
6. ID Number. When you register to
vote, you must provide your
California driver’s license or California identification card number,
if you have one. If you do not have
a driver’s license or ID card, you
must provide the last four digits of
your Social Security Number
(SSN). If you do not include this
information, you will be required to
provide identification when you
vote if it is your first time voting in a
federal election.
7. Choice of Party. If you wish to
choose a party preference, please
enter the name of the political party.
If you do not want to choose a
political party, enter “No Party
Preference” in the space provided.
California law allows voters who
choose “No Party Preference” or
have chosen a preference for a
nonqualified political party to vote
in the presidential primary election
of any qualified political party that
files a notice with the Secretary of
State allowing them to do so. You
can call 1-800-345-VOTE or visit
www.sos.ca.gov to learn which
political parties allow “No Party
Preference” voters and voters who
have disclosed a preference for a
nonqualified political party to
participate in their presidential
primary election.
8. Race or Ethnic Group. Leave
blank.
9. Signature. To register in
California you must:
• be a citizen of the United States
• be a resident of California
• be at least 16 years old, but you
must be 18 years of age or older
on the date of the election at which
you intend to vote

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not currently serving a state or
federal prison term for the conviction of a felony
• not currently found to be mentally incompetent to vote by a
court
Your signature is required. If
you meet the requirements listed above, please sign and date
the registration card in the space
provided.
Mailing address:
Secretary of State
Elections Division
1500 11th Street, 5th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814

Colorado

8.Race or Ethnic Group. Leave
blank.
9.Signature. To register in Colorado you must:
• be a citizen of the United States
• be a resident of Colorado for at
least 22 days immediately before
the Election in which you intend
to vote
• be at least 16 years old, but you
must be 18 years of age or older on
the date of the election at which
you intend to vote
• not be serving a sentence for a
felony conviction
Mailing address:
Colorado Secretary of State
1700 Broadway, Suite 550
Denver, Colorado 80290

Updated: 1-8-2024

Registration Deadline — You may
register up to, and on, Election
Day. You must register 8 days or
more before election day to have a
ballot mailed to you. If you register less than 8 days before election
day, then you must appear in person in your county to vote.
6.ID Number. Your completed voter registration form must contain
your state issued driver’s license
number or identification number. If
you do not have a driver’s license
or state issued identification, you
must include the last four digits
of your social security number. If
you do not have a driver’s license
or a state issued identification or
a social security number, please
write “NONE” on the form. A
unique identifying number will be
assigned by the State.
7.Choice of Party. You may register with a party. If you leave this
section blank you will not be registered with any party.

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Election Day, may participate in the
general primary.
• have completed confinement and
parole if previously convicted of a
felony, and have had your voting
rights restored by Registrars of
Voters
• not currently be declared mentally incompetent to vote by a court of
law
Mailing address:
Secretary of the State of
Connecticut
Elections Division
P.O. Box 150470
Hartford, CT 06115-0470

Delaware
Updated: 04-18-2018

Connecticut
Updated: 09-03-2019

Registration Deadline — postmarked seven (7) days before the
election; postmarked five (5) days
before the primary.
6.ID Number. Connecticut Driver’s License Number, or if none,
the last four digits of your Social
Security Number.
7.Choice of Party. This is optional,
but you must register with a party
if you want to take part in that
party’s primary election, caucus, or
convention.
8.Race or Ethnic Group. Leave
blank.
9.Signature. To register in
Connecticut you must:
• be a citizen of the United States
• be a resident of Connecticut and
of the town in which you wish to
vote
• be 17 years old. 17 year olds
who will turn 18 on or before
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Registration Deadline — The 4th
Saturday before a primary or general election, and 10 days before
a special election.
6.ID Number. Your completed voter registration form must
contain your state issued driver’s
license number or nonoperating
identification number. If you do
not have a driver’s license or
nonoperating identification, you
must include the last four digits
of your social security number. If
you do not have a driver’s license
or a nonoperating identification or
a social security number, please
write “NONE” on the form. A
unique identifying number will be
assigned by the State.
7.Choice of Party. You must
register with a party if you want to
take part in that party’s primary
election, caucus, or convention.
8.Race or Ethnic Group. Leave
blank.
9.Signature. You may register to
vote in Delaware if you:

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• are a citizen of the United States,
AND
• are a resident of Delaware; (Delaware is your home), AND
• will be 18 years old on or before
the date of the next General Election.
You may not register to vote in
Delaware if you:
• have been adjudged mentally
incompetent. Adjudged mentally
incompetent refers to a specific
finding in a judicial guardianship
or equivalent proceeding, based on
clear and convincing evidence that
the individual has a severe cognitive impairment which precludes
exercise of basic voting judgment;
OR
• were convicted of a felony and
have not completed your sentence,
OR
• were convicted of a disqualifying* felony and have not been
pardoned.
*List of Disqualifying Felonies:
• murder or manslaughter, (except vehicular homicide);
• any felony constituting an
offense against public
administration involving bribery
or improper influence or abuse
of Office, or any like offense
under the laws of any state or
local jurisdiction, or of the
United States, or of the District
of Columbia; or
• any felony constituting a sexual offense, or any like offense
under the laws of any state
or local jurisdiction or of the
United States or of the District of
Columbia.
Mailing address:
State of Delaware
Office of the State Election
Commissioner
905 S. Governors Ave., Suite 170
Dover, DE 19904

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District of Columbia
Updated: 10-10-2021

Registration Deadline — 21 days
before the election if registering by
mail, online, or via mobile app,
but a voter may register in-person
during early voting and on Election Day.
6. ID Number. Federal law now
requires that all voter registration
applications must include either
the applicant’s driver’s license
number or the last four digits of
the applicant’s social security
number in order to be processed.
7. Choice of Party. You must
register with a party if you want
to take part in that party’s primary
election, caucus, or convention.
8. Race or Ethnic Group. Leave
blank.
9. Signature. To vote in the District of Columbia you must:
• Be a United States citizen
• Be a resident of the District of
Columbia
• Maintain residency in the District of Columbia for at least 30
days prior to the election in which
you intend to vote
• Not claim voting residence or the
right to vote in another U.S. state
or territory
• Be at least 17 years old (You
may register to vote if you are at
least 16 years old. You may vote
in a primary election if you are at
least 17 years old and you will be
at least 18 years old by the next
general election. You may vote in
a general or special election if you
are at least 18 years old).
• Not have been found by a court
to be legally incompetent to vote
Mailing address:

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District of Columbia Board of
Elections
1015 Half Street, SE, Suite 750
Washington, DC 20003

Florida
Updated: 11-30-2011

Registration Deadline — 29 days
before the election.
6. ID Number. If you have one,

you must provide your Florida
driver’s license number or Florida identification card number. If
you do not have a Florida driver’s
license or identification card, you
must provide the last four digits of
your social security number. If you
have not been issued any of these
numbers, you must write the word
“NONE.”
7. Choice of Party. You must
register with a party if you want
to take part in that party’s primary
election, caucus, or convention.
8. Race or Ethnic Group. You are
requested, but not required, to fill
in this box. See the list of choices
under the Application Instructions
for Box 8 (on page 2).
9. Signature. To register in Florida
you must:
• be a citizen of the United States
• be a legal resident of both the
State of Florida and of the county
in which you seek to be registered
• be 18 years old (you may
pre-register if you are at least 16)
• not be adjudicated mentally incapacitated with respect to voting
in Florida or any other State, or if
you have, you must first have
your voting rights restored.
• not be a convicted felon, or if
you are, you must first have your
civil rights restored if they were
taken away.

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“I will protect and defend the Constitution of the United States and the
Constitution of the State of Florida,
that I am qualified to register as an
elector under the Constitution and
laws of the State of Florida, and that
all information in this application is
true.”

Mailing address:
State of Florida
Department of State
Division of Elections
The R.A. Gray Building
500 South Bronough St, Rm 316
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250

Georgia
Updated: 08-15-2013

Registration Deadline — 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
than those dates prescribed by the
Georgia Election Code, registration would close on the 5th day
after the call.
6. ID Number. Federal law requires
you to provide your full GA Drivers License number or GA State
issued ID number. If you do not
have a GA Drivers License or GA
ID you must provide the last 4
digits of your Social Security
number. Providing your full Social
Security number is optional. Your
Social Security number will be kept
confidential and may be used for
comparison with other state agency
databases for voter registration
identification purposes. If you do
not possess a GA Drivers License
or Social Security number, a
unique identifier will be provided
for you.
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7. Choice of Party. You do not have
to register with a party to take part
in that party’s primary, caucus or
convention.
8. Race or Ethnic Group. You are
requested to fill in this box. See
the list of choices under the
Application Instructions for Box 8
(on page 2).
9. Signature. To register in
Georgia you must:
• be a citizen of the United States
• be a legal resident of Georgia and
of the county in which you want to
vote
• be 18 years old within six months
after the day of registration, and be
18 years old to vote
• not be serving a sentence for having been convicted of a felony
• not have been judicially
determined to be mentally
incompetent, unless the disability
has been removed
Mailing address:
Elections Division
Office of the Secretary of State
2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
Suite 802 Floyd West Tower
Atlanta, Georgia 30334

Hawaii
Updated: 10-10-2021

Registration Deadline — 10 days
before the election.
6. ID Number. When you register
to vote, you must provide your
Hawaii driver’s license or State
identification number, if you have
one. If you do not have a driver’s
license or ID number, you must
provide the last four digits of your
Social Security Number (SSN).
If you do not have any of this information, the Clerk’s Office will
issue you a unique identification
number, which will serve to
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identify you for voter registration
purposes.
7. Choice of Party. A “choice of
party” is not required for voter
registration.
8. Race or Ethnic Group. Race
or ethnic group information is not
required for voter registration.
9. Signature. To register in Hawaii
you must:
• be a citizen of the United States
• be a resident of the State of
Hawaii
• be at least 16 years old (you
must be 18 years old by election
day in order to vote)
• not be incarcerated for a felony
conviction
• not be adjudicated by a court as
“non compos mentis”
Mailing address:
Office of Elections State
of Hawaii
802 Lehua Avenue
Pearl City, HI 96782

Idaho
Updated: 06-27-2022

Registration Deadline — 25 days
before the election.
6. ID Number. Enter the number
from your Idaho driver’s license
card or state identification card
issued by the Idaho Transportation
Department. If you have no such
card, enter the last 4 digits of your
social security number.
7. Choice of Party. Unless the
political party chooses to have an
open primary, affiliating with a political party is required if you wish
to participate in a party’s primary
election.
8. Race or Ethnic Group. Leave
blank.
9. Signature. To register in Idaho
you must:

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• be a citizen of the United States
• have resided in Idaho and in the
county for 30 days prior to the day
of election
• be at least 18 years old
• not have been convicted of a
felony, and without having been
restored to the rights of citizenship, or confined in prison on
conviction of a criminal offense
Mailing address:
Secretary of State
P.O. Box 83720 State
Capitol Bldg.
Boise, ID 83720-0080

Illinois
Updated: 09-03-2019

Registration Deadline — Online
Registration is available until
16 days before the election and
in-person registration is available
through Election Day.
6. ID Number. Illinois requires
either the Driver’s License (or
Secretary of State ID Card) or
the last 4 digits of Social Security Number. For people who do
not have either of those items,
and have not registered in Illinois
before, a mail in registration form
should be accompanied by a copy
of other identifying information:
you must send, with this application, either (i) a copy of a current
and valid photo identification,
or (ii) a copy of a current utility
bill, bank statement, government
check, paycheck, or other government document that shows the
name and address of the voter. If
you do not provide the information required above, then you will
be required to provide election
officials with either (i) or

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(ii) described above the first time
you vote at a voting place.
7. Choice of Party. Leave Blank.
Exception: for primary elections,
unless a voter only wishes to vote
on public questions, a party preference should be indicated.
8. Race or Ethnic Group. Leave
blank.
9. Signature. A signature is required. If signature is missing from
registration form, you will be
notified your registration is incomplete.
To register in Illinois you must:
• be a citizen of the United States
• be a resident of Illinois and of
your election precinct at least 30
days before the next election
• be at least 18 years old on or
before the next General Election or
Consolidated Election
• cannot be serving a sentence of
confinement in any penal institution as a result of conviction of
any crime
• not claim the right to vote
anywhere else
Preregistration for 17 Year Olds.
Illinois permits registration by a
17 year old person who will be 18
on or before the General Election
(or the Consolidated Election, the
odd year election for city, township, school board and other local
Offices) to register and vote in the
General Primary (or Consolidated Primary) which will nominate
candidates for that next following
General Election (or Consolidated
Election).
Mailing address:
State Board of Elections
2329 S. MacArthur Boulevard
Springfield, IL 62704

Indiana
Updated: 03-01-2006

Registration Deadline — 29 days
before the election.
6. ID Number. Your state voter ID
number is your ten digit Indiana
issued driver’s license number.
If you do not possess an Indiana
driver’s license then provide the
last four digits of your social security number. Please indicate which
number was provided. (Indiana
Code 3-7-13-13)
7. Choice of Party. Leave blank.
8. Race or Ethnic Group. Leave
blank.
9. Signature. To register in Indiana
you must:
• be a citizen of the United States
• have resided in the precinct at
least 30 days before the next election
• be at least 18 years of age on the
day of the next general election
• not currently be in jail for a
criminal conviction
Mailing address:
Election Division
Office of the Secretary of State
302 West Washington Street,
Room E204
Indianapolis, IN 46204

Iowa
Updated: 11-24-2023

Registration Deadline — Must be
delivered by 5 p.m. 15 days before
the election.* Registration forms
which are postmarked 15 or more
days before an election are considered on time even if received after
the deadline.
*If you fail to meet the voter registration deadlines above you can
register and vote by following the
guidelines for election day

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registration. You can find these on
the Iowa Secretary of State’s
website: https://sos.iowa.gov/
elections/voterinformation/
edr.html.
6. ID Number. Your ID number is
your Iowa driver’s license number
or Iowa non-operator identification
number if you have one; if not then
the last four digits of your social
security number. The ID number
you provide will be verified with
the Iowa Department of Transportation or the Social Security
Administration.
7. Choice of Party. You may, but
do not have to, register with a party
in advance if you want to participate in that party’s primary election. You may change or declare a
party affiliation at the polls on
primary election day.
8. Race or Ethnic Group. Leave
blank.
9. Signature. To register in Iowa
you must:
• be a citizen of the United States
• be a resident of Iowa
• be at least 17 years old; a person
may vote if they will be 18 years
old on or before election day. In
the case of primary elections, a
person may vote if they will be 18
years old on or before the corresponding regular election.
• not have been convicted of a
felony or have had your rights restored by the Governor, including
through Executive Order, after a
felony conviction.
• not currently be judged by a
court to be “incompetent to vote”
• not claim the right to vote in
more than one place
• give up your right to vote in any
other place

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Mailing address:
Elections Division
Office of the Iowa Secretary
of State
Lucas Building- First Floor
321 E. 12th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319

Kansas
Updated: 10-25-2013

Registration Deadline — Postmarked or delivered 21 days before
the election
6. ID Number. Your completed
voter registration form must contain
your state issued driver’s license
number or nondriver’s identification
card number. If you do not have a
driver’s license or nondriver’s
identification card, you must include
the last four digits of your social
security number. If you do not have
a driver’s license or a nondriver’s
identification card or social security
number, please write “NONE” on
the form. A unique identifying
number will be assigned by the
State. The number you provide will
be used for administrative purposes
only and will not be disclosed to
the public. (KSA 25-2309).

• have completed the terms of your
sentence if convicted of a felony;
a person serving a sentence for a
felony conviction is ineligible to
vote
• not claim the right to vote in any
other location or under any other
name
• not be excluded from voting by a
court of competent jurisdiction
Mailing address:
Secretary of State
1st Floor, Memorial Hall
120 SW 10th Ave.
Topeka, KS 66612-1594

Kentucky
Updated: 03-01-2006

Registration Deadline — 29 days
before the election.

6.ID Number. Your full social
security number is required. It is
used for administrative purposes only and is not released to the
public (KRS 116.155). No person
shall be denied the right to register
because of failure to include social
security number.
7.Choice of Party. You must reg7. Choice of Party. You must regis- ister with a party if you want to
take part in that party’s primary
ter with a party if you want to take
part in that party’s primary election, election, caucus, or convention.
8.Race or Ethnic Group. Leave
caucus, or convention.
blank.
8. Race or Ethnic Group. Leave
9.Signature. To register in
blank.
Kentucky you must:
9. Signature. To register in Kansas
• be a citizen of the United States
you must:
• be a resident of Kentucky
• be a citizen of the United States
• be a resident of the county for at
• be a resident of Kansas
least 28 days prior to the election
• be 18 by the next election
date

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• be 18 years of age on or before
the next general election
• not be a convicted felon or if
you have been convicted of a
felony, your civil rights must have
been restored by executive pardon
• not have been judged “mentally
incompetent” in a court of law
• not claim the right to vote
anywhere outside Kentucky
Mailing address:
State Board of Elections 140
Walnut Street Frankfort, KY
40601-3240

Louisiana
Updated: 02-28-2019

Registration Deadline — 30 days
before the election.
6.ID Number. You must provide
your Louisiana driver’s license
number or Louisiana special identification card number, if issued.
If not issued, you must provide at
least the last four digits of your social security number, if issued. The
full social security number may be
provided on a voluntary basis. If
the applicant has neither a Louisiana driver’s license, a Louisiana
special identification card, or a social security number, the applicant
shall attach one of the following
items to his application: (a) a copy
of a current and valid photo identification; or (b) a copy of a current
utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other
government document that shows
the name and address of applicant.
Neither the registrar nor the Department of State shall disclose the
social security number of a registered voter or circulate the social
security numbers of registered
voters on commercial lists (R.S.
18:104 and 154; 42 U.S.C. § 405).
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7.Choice of Party. If you do not list
a party affiliation, you may not be
able to vote in the Presidential
Preference Primary and party
committee elections. Political party
affiliation is not required for any
other election.
8.Race or Ethnic Group. Completing this box is optional. See the list
of choices under the Application
Instructions for Box 8
(on page 2).
9.Signature. To register in Louisiana you must:
• be a citizen of the United States
• be a resident of Louisiana (Residence address must be address
where you claim homestead exemption, if any, except for a resident in a nursing home or veteran’s
home who may elect to use the
address of the nursing home or
veterans’ home or the home where
he has a homestead exemption. A
college student may elect to use his
home address or his address while
away at school.)
• be at least 17 years old (16 years
old if registering to vote with
application for Louisiana driver’s
license or in person at registrar of
voters Office), and be 18 years old
prior to the next election to vote
• not currently be under an order
of imprisonment for conviction of
a felony; or if under such an order
(1) not have been incarcerated
pursuant to the order within the
last five years and (2) not be under
an order of imprisonment related
to a felony conviction for election
fraud or any other election offense
pursuant to R.S. 18:1461.2
• not be under a judgment of full
interdiction for mental incompetence or limited interdiction where
your right to vote has been suspended

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Mailing address:
Secretary of State
Attention: Elections Division
P.O. Box 94125
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9125

Maine
Updated: 08-05-2024

Registration Deadline — Delivered to your municipality 21 days
before the election (or a voter
may register in-person up to and
including election day).
6. ID Number. You must list your
valid Maine driver’s license
number. If you don’t have a valid
Maine driver’s license, then you
must provide the last four digits of
your Social Security Num-ber.
Voters who don’t have either of
these forms of ID must write
“NONE” in this space.
7. Choice of Party. Unenrolled
voters may choose to take part in
one party’s primary election, caucus, or convention without enrolling in that party.
8. Race or Ethnic Group. Leave
blank.
9. Signature. To register in Maine
you must:
• be a citizen of the United States
• be a resident of Maine and the
municipality in which you want to
vote
• be at least 16 years old (you must
be 18 years old to vote, or 17 years
old for a Primary Election in which
you will be 18 years old by that
General Election)
B. Prior address. Prior address is a
required section for Maine voter
registration. If you were previously registered to vote, whether in
Maine or not, the address of prior
registration is required to register
to vote. If you have not been previously registered, write N/A.

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Mailing address:
Elections Division Bureau of
Corporations,
Elections and Commissions,
184 State House Station,
Augusta, ME 04333-0184
Municipal addresses: To meet
registration deadlines, especially
in the two weeks before the closed
period (three weeks before an
election) you should return the
completed voter registration application directly to your municipal
clerk. A complete list of municipal
clerks is available at https://www.
maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/.

Maryland
Updated: 10-10-2021
Registration Deadline — In-person registration by 5:00 p.m.,
online registration by 11:59 p.m.,
or postmarked 21 days before the
election.
6. ID Number. If you do not
have a current, valid Maryland
driver’s license or MVA ID card,
you must enter the last 4 digits of
your social security number. The
statutory authority allowing officials to request the last 4 digits
of your social security number is
Election Law Article, § 3-202.
The number will only be used for
registration and other administrative purposes. It will be kept
confidential.
7. Choice of Party. You must
register with a party if you want
to take part in that party’s primary
election.
8. Race or Ethnic Group. Leave
blank.
9. Signature. To register in
Maryland you must:

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• be a U.S. citizen
• be a Maryland resident
• be at least 16 years old*
• not be under guardianship for
mental disability or if you are, you
have not been found by a court to
be unable to communicate a desire
to vote
• not have been convicted of
buying or selling votes
• not have been convicted of a
felony, or if you have, you have
completed serving a court ordered
sentence of imprisonment.
*You may register to vote if you are
at least 16 years old but cannot vote
unless you will be at least 18 years
old by the next general election.
Mailing address:
State Board of Elections
P.O. Box 6486
Annapolis, MD 21401-0486

Massachusetts
Updated: 09-03-2019

Registration Deadline — 20 days
before the election.
6. ID Number. Federal law requires
that you provide your driver’s
license number to register to
vote. If you do not have a current
and valid Massachusetts’ driver’s
license then you must provide the
last four (4) digits of your social
security number. If you have
neither, you must write “NONE” in
the box and a unique identifying
number will be assigned to you.
7. Choice of Party. If you do not
designate a party or political designation in this box, you will be
registered as unenrolled, which is
commonly referred to as independent. Unenrolled voters and voters
registered in political designations
may vote in party primaries.

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8. Race or Ethnic Group. Leave
blank.
9. Signature. To register in
Massachusetts you must:
• be a citizen of the United States
• be a resident of Massachusetts
• be at least 16 years old (must be
18 years old to vote on Election
Day)
• not have been convicted of
corrupt practices in respect to
elections
• not be under guardianship with
respect to voting
• not be currently incarcerated for
a felony conviction
Mailing address:
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Elections Division, Room 1705
One Ashburton Place
Boston, MA 02108

Michigan
Updated: 09-17-2024

Registration Deadline — Postmarked at least 15 days before the
election; or delivered in person to
your city or township clerk by 8
p.m. on Election Day. If you are
registering within 14 days of an
election, you must provide residency verification to be eligible
for that election.
6. ID Number. Your completed
voter registration form must
contain your state issued driver’s
license number or state issued
personal identification card
number. If you do not have a
driver’s license or state issued
personal identification card, you
must include the last four digits
of your social security number. If
you do not have a driver’s license
or a state issued personal
identification card or a social
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please write “NONE” on the form. A
unique identifying number will be
assigned by the State.
7. Choice of Party. A “choice of party” is not required for voter registration.
8.Race or Ethnic Group. Leave
blank.
9.Signature. To register in Michigan
you must:
• be a citizen of the United States
• be 18 years old by the next
election
• be a resident of Michigan and at
least a 30 day resident of your city
or township by election day
• not be confined in a jail after
being convicted and sentenced
Preregistration for 16 year olds—
To preregister in Michigan you
must:
• be a citizen of the United States
• be at least 16 years of age but
less than 17.5 years of age
• be a resident of Michigan and a
resident of the city or township in
which you are applying for preregistration.
A person who is preregistered to
vote automatically becomes a
registered voter on their 18th
birthday. If you are using this
form to preregister to vote, mark
"yes" to the question "Will you be
18 years old on or before election
day?" if you will be 18 years old
at the first election in which you
will vote.
Notice: If a voter possesses a
Michigan driver license (DL) or
personal ID (PID), Michigan law
requires the same address be used
for voter registration and DL/PID
purposes. Use of this form will
also change your DL/PID address.
The Secretary of State will mail
you a new address sticker for your
DL/PID.

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Mailing address:
Mail or deliver this completed
application directly to your city
or township clerk. Find your
city or township clerk’s address
at Michigan.gov/Vote. If you
are unable to find your city or
township clerk’s address, mail to:
Michigan Department of State
Bureau of Elections
P.O. Box 20126
Lansing, MI 48901-0726

Minnesota
Updated 11/24/2023

Registration Deadline —
Delivered by 5:00 p.m. 21 days
before the election (there is also
election day registration at polling
places).
6.ID Number. You are required
to provide your Minnesota driver’s license or state ID number
to register to Vote. If you do not
have a Minnesota driver’s license
or state ID then you will have to
provide the last four digits of your
social security number. If you have
neither, please write “none” on the
form.
7.Choice of Party. Leave blank.
8.Race or Ethnic Group. Leave
blank.
9.Signature. To register in
Minnesota you must:
• be a citizen of the United States
• maintain residence in Minnesota
for 20 days before the next election
• maintain residence at the address
given on the registration form
• be at least 16 years old and
understand that you must be at
least 18 years old to be eligible
to vote.
• not be currently incarcerated for
a conviction of a felony offense
• not be under a court-ordered
guardianship in which the right to
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vote has been revoked
• not be found by a court to be
legally incompetent to vote.
Mailing address:
Secretary of State
First National Bank Building
332 Minnesota Street. Suite N201
Saint Paul. MN 55101
You may also register online or find
more information at mnvotes.gov/
register.

Mississippi
Updated: 05-07-2010

Registration Deadline — 30 days
before the election.
6.ID Number. You are required
to provide your current and valid
driver’s license number or, if you
don’t have one, the last four digits
of your social security number.
7.Choice of Party. Mississippi does
not have party registration.
Therefore you do not have to
register with a party if you want to
take part in that party’s primary
election, caucus, or convention.
8.Race or Ethnic Group. Leave
blank.
9.Signature. To register in Mississippi you must:
• be a citizen of the United States
• have lived in Mississippi and in
your county (and city, if applicable)
30 days before the election in which
you want to vote
• be 18 years old by the time of the
general election in which you want
to vote
• have not been convicted of
murder, rape, bribery, theft, arson,
obtaining money or goods under
false pretense, perjury, forgery,
embezzlement, armed robbery,
extortion, felony bad check, felony
shoplifting, larceny, receiving
stolen property, robbery, timber
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vehicle, statutory rape, carjacking,
or bigamy, or have had your rights
restored as required by law
• not have been declared mentally
incompetent by a court
Note: State law changed by federal court order in 1998 and by state
legislation in 2000. We now accept
the form as registration for voting
for all state and federal Offices.
Mailing address:
Secretary of State
P.O. Box 136
Jackson, MS 39205-0136
Local county addresses:
You also may return completed
applications to the county circuit
clerk/registrar where you reside.
A complete list of county circuit
clerk/registrars is available on Mississippi’s website at www.sos.
ms.gov.

Missouri
Updated: 09-12-2006

Registration Deadline — 28 days
before the election.
6.ID Number. Your completed voter registration form must
contain your state issued driver’s
license number. Your completed
voter registration form must also
include the last four digits of your
social security number.
(Section 115.155, RSMo). If you
do not have a driver’s license or
a social security number, please
write “NONE” on the form. A
unique identifying number will be
assigned by the State. Any electronic media, printouts or mailing
labels provided under this section
shall not include telephone numbers and social security
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numbers of voters. (Section
115.157, RSMo).
7. Choice of Party. You do not have
to register with a party if you want
to take part in that party’s primary
election, caucus, or convention.
8.Race or Ethnic Group. Leave
blank.
9.Signature. To vote in Missouri
you must:
• be a citizen of the United States
• be a resident of Missouri
• be at least 17-1/2 years of age
(you must be 18 to vote)
• not be on probation or parole
after conviction of a felony, until
finally discharged from such
probation or parole
• not be convicted of a felony or
misdemeanor connected with the
right of suffrage
• not be adjudged incapacitated by
any court of law
• not be confined under a sentence
of imprisonment
Mailing address:
Secretary of State
P.O. Box 1767
Jeferson City, MO 65102-1767

Montana
Updated: 03-15-2022

Registration Deadline — Regular
registration closes 30 days before
the election. A prospective elector
may register or change the existing
elector’s voter information after the
close of regular registration and
be eligible to vote in the election
if the election administrator in the
county where the elector resides
receives and verifies the elector’s
voter registration information prior
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6.ID Number. You must provide
your Montana (MT) Driver’s License number, MT Identification
(ID) card number, or the last
4 digits of your Social Security
number (SSN). If you are unable to
provide the preceding forms
of identification, you can provide a
United States passport, Montana
tribal ID card, military ID card,
or Montana concealed carry per-mit
when you register; or submit a
photo identification, including, but
not limited to, a school district or
postsecondary education photo
identification with your name on it,
and a current utility bill, bank statement, paycheck, government check,
or other government document that
shows your name and current
address. *For information on voter
registration ID please visit https://
sosmt.gov/voter-id/voterregistration-id-op-tions/
7.Choice of Party. Montana does not
require party registration to participate in any election. 8.Race or
Ethnic Group. Leave blank.
9.Signature. To register in
Montana you must:
• be a citizen of the United States
• be at least 18 years old on or
before the election
• be a resident of Montana and of
the county in which you want to
vote for at least 30 days before the
next election
• not be in a penal institution for a
felony conviction
• not currently be determined by a
court to be of unsound mind
• meet these qualifications by the
next election day if you do not
cur-rently meet them
Mailing address:
Mail your completed registration
form to your local county election

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office. The county contact information can be found on the Montana Secretary of State’s website:
Election-Officials-Master-EmailList (sosmt.gov). If you have
difficulty finding your county
election office, contact the
Montana Secretary of State Elections and Voter Services Division
for assistance at (888) 884-8683 or
(406) 444-9608, or email
[email protected]. (Note:
Registrations may be sent to the
Montana Secretary of State’s
Office, however, to avoid potential
delays, we recommend you return
your completed voter registration
application directly to your county
elections office.)
Secretary of State’s Office
P.O. Box 202801
Helena, MT 59620-2801

Nebraska
Updated: 10-17-2024

Registration Deadline — The
third Friday before the election
(or delivered by 6 p.m. on the
second Friday before the election).
6. ID Number. You must provide your Nebraska driver’s
license number. If you do not
have a Nebraska driver’s license
number then you must list the last
four digits of your social security
number.
7. Choice of Party. You must
register with a party if you want
to take part in that party’s primary
election, caucus, or convention.
8. Race or Ethnic Group. Leave
blank.
9. Signature. To register in
Nebraska you must:
• be a citizen of the United States
• be a resident of Nebraska

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• be at least 18 years of age or will
be 18 years of age on or before the
first Tuesday after the first Monday
of November
• not have been convicted of a felony, or if convicted, you have
completed your sentence for the
felony, including any parole term
• not have been officially found to
be mentally incompetent
Mailing address:
Nebraska Secretary of State
Suite 2300, State Capitol Bldg.
Lincoln, NE 68509-4608

Nevada
Updated: 05-01-2020

Registration Deadline — The
deadline for mail-in or in-person
voter registration is the fourth
Tuesday before any primary or
general election. This is the date
by which: (1) a mail-in voter
registration application must be
postmarked; or (2) a person must
appear in person at the Office of
the County Clerk/ Registrar of
Voters. The deadline for online
voter registration at
www.RegisterToVoteNV.gov is the
Tuesday preceding the primary or
general election. Eligible voters
who miss the voter registration
deadlines can register to vote in
person at the polling place either
during early voting or on election
day.
6. ID Number. You must supply a
Nevada driver’s license number
or Nevada ID card number if you
have been issued one by the DMV.
If you do not have a valid Nevada
driver’s license or Nevada ID card,
you must supply the last four digits
of your Social Security Number.
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da driver’s license or Nevada ID
card or a Social Security Number,
please contact your County Clerk/
Registrar of Voters to be assigned a
unique identifier.
7. Choice of Party. You must register with a major political party if
you want to take part in that party’s
primary election, caucus, or convention. If you register with a minor political party or as a nonpartisan, you will receive a nonpartisan
ballot for the primary election.
8. Race or Ethnic Group. Leave
blank.
9. Signature. To register in
Nevada you must:
• Be a citizen of the United States;
• Have attained the age of 18 years
on the date of the next election;
• Have continuously resided in the
State of Nevada, in your county, at
least 30 days and in your precinct at
least 10 days before the next election;
• Not be currently serving a term of
imprisonment for a felony conviction;
• Not be determined by a court of
law to be mentally incompetent;
and
• Claim no other place as your
legal residence.
Preregistration for 17 Year Olds —
A person who is 17 years of age or
older but less than 18 years of age
and meets all other qualifications to
vote in Nevada can preregister to
vote using any of the means
available for a person to register to
vote. A person who is preregistered
to vote automatically becomes a
registered voter on his or her 18th
birthday.
Felony Convictions — Any
Nevada resident who is convicted

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7. Choice of Party. New Jersey’s
voter registration form does not proNew Hampshire
vide a check-of for political party
Updated: 03-01-2006
affiliation. A newly registered voter
or voter who has never voted in a
Registration Deadline — New
political party primary election can
Hampshire town and city clerks will
declare party affiliation at the pollaccept this application only as a
ing place on the day of a primary
request for their own absentee voter
election. In New Jersey, a primary
mail-in registration form, which
election is only held for the Demmust be received by your city or
ocratic and Republican parties. A
town clerk by 10 days before the
voter may also file a political party
election. You need to fill in only
declaration form to become a memBox 1 and Box 2 or 3.
ber of a political party. If a declared
voter wished to change party affiliaThe application should be mailed to tion he or she must file a declaration
form 50 days before the primary
your town or city clerk at your zip
election, in order to vote.
Mailing address:
code. These addresses are listed on
8. Race or Ethnic Group. Leave
Secretary of State Elections
the Secretary of State web site at
blank.
Division
www.state.nh.us/sos/clerks.htm
9. Signature. To register in New
101 North Carson Street, Suite 3
Carson City, NV 89701-4786
It should be mailed in plenty of time Jersey you must:
• be a citizen of the United States
for your town or city clerk to mail
• be at least 18 years of age by the
Voter registration applications may you their own form and for you to
be returned to the Secretary of
return that form to them by 10 days time of the next election
• be a resident of this State and
State’s office at the address above,
before the election.
county at your address at least 30
but to avoid possible delays, you are
days before the next election
advised to return your completed
voter registration application di• not be serving a sentence or on
rectly to your local county election
parole or probation as the result of a
official.
conviction of any indictable offense
under the laws of this or another
state or of the United States
Local county addresses: To meet
registration deadlines, especially
Mailing address:
during the two weeks before the
New Jersey
mail-in voter registration deadline,
New Jersey Department of Law
Updated: 03-28-2008
you should return completed voter
and Public Safety Division of
registration applications to your
Elections
respective County Clerk/ Registrar Registration Deadline — 21 days
PO BOX 304
of Voters. A complete list of County before the election.
Trenton, NJ 08625-0304
Clerks and Registrars of Voters is
6. ID Number. The last four digits
available on the Nevada Secretary
of State’s website: www.nvsos.gov. of your Social Security number OR
your New Jersey Driver’s License
number is required for voter regisNew Mexico
tration. If you do not possess either
of these identifications, please
Updated: 10-02-2024
write “NONE” on the form. The
State will assign a number that will Registration Deadline — 28 days
serve to identify you for voter regbefore the election.
istration purposes.
of a felony is immediately restored
the right to vote upon the individual’s release from prison. There is no
waiting period or action required
by the individual. The restoration
of voting rights is automatic and
immediate upon the individual’s
release from prison, regardless of
the category of felony committed
or whether the individual is still on
either parole or probation. More information regarding the restoration
of voting rights can be found on the
Nevada Secretary of State’s website
at:
www.nvsos.gov.

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6.ID Number. You must provide a
driver's license or state identification
number issued by the motor vehicle
division of the taxation and revenue
department or the last four digits of
your social security number.
Computerized listings of limited
voter registration information
(without social security numbers,
codes used to identify agencies
where voters have registered, a
voter’s day and month of birth or, if
prohibited by voters, voters’
telephone numbers) are available to
the general public, and are furnished
upon request to incumbent election
officeholders, candidates, political
parties, courts and non-profit organizations promoting voter participation and registration, for political
purposes only.
7.Choice of Party. You must register
with a party if you want to take part
in that party’s primary election, caucus, or convention.
8.Race or Ethnic Group. Leave
blank.
9.Signature. To register in New
Mexico you must:
• be a citizen of the United States
• be a resident of the State of New
Mexico
• be 18 years of age at the time of
the next election
• not currently be incarcerated as a
result of a felony conviction.
Mailing address:
Bureau of Elections
325 Don Gaspar, Suite 300
Santa Fe, NM 87503

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New York

North Carolina

Updated: 01-12-2023

Updated: 08-22-2024

Registration Deadline — 10 days
before the election.

Registration Deadline — 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.

6.ID Number. Federal law requires
that you provide your driver’s license number to register to vote. If
you do not have a driver’s license
then you will have to provide at
least the last four digits of your
social security number. If you have
neither, please write “NONE” on
the form. A unique identifying
number will be assigned to you
by your State. 7.Choice of Party.
You must enroll with a party if you
want to vote in that party’s primary election or caucus.
8.Race or Ethnic Group. Leave
blank.
9.Signature. To register in New
York you must:
• be a citizen of the United States
• be a resident of the county, or of
the City of New York, at least 30
days before an election
• be 18 years old (you may
pre-register at 16 or 17 but cannot
vote until you are 18)
• not be in prison for a felony
conviction
• not currently be judged incompetent by order of a court of competent judicial authority
• not claim the right to vote
elsewhere

Mailing address:
NYS Board of Elections
40 North Pearl Street, Suite 5
Albany, NY 12207-2729

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6. ID Number. Provide your North
Carolina driver’s license number, or
North Carolina Department of
Motor Vehicles ID number. If you
do not have a driver’s license, then
list the last four digits of your
social security number. If you do
not have any of these identification
numbers, please write “NONE” on
the form. A unique identifying
number will be assigned to you for
voter registration purposes.
7. Choice of Party. You may choose
to affiliate with any political party
recognized in North Carolina. If you
indicate a political party that is not a
qualified party, or indicate no party,
you will be listed as “Unaffiliated.”
If you are unaffiliated, you may
choose to vote in any party’s
primary.
8. Race or Ethnic Group. You are
required to fill in this box.
However, your application will not
be rejected if you fail to do so. See
the list of choices under the
Application Instructions for Box 8
(on page 2).
9. Signature. To register in North
Carolina you must:
• be a citizen of the United States
• be a resident of North Carolina
and the county in which you live for
at least 30 days prior to the election
• be at least 16 years of age and will
be 18 years of age by the day of the
next general election
• not be currently serving a felony
sentence (including any probation,
post-release supervision, or parole)

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Mailing address:
State Board of Elections
P.O. Box 27255
Raleigh, NC 27611-7255

North Dakota
Updated: 03-01-2006

North Dakota does not have voter
registration.

Ohio
Updated: 09-16-2024

Registration Deadline — 30 days
before the election.
6.ID Number. Your social security
number is requested. Providing this
number is voluntary. This information allows the Board of Elections
to verify your registration if necessary (O.R.C. 3503.14). [Federal
law requires that you provide your
driver’s license number to register
to vote. If you do not have a driver’s license then you will have to
provide at least the last four digits
of your social security number. If
you don’t have either number you
will have to write “NONE” on
the form and the State will assign
you a number.]
7.Choice of Party. You do not
register with a party if you want to
take part in that party’s primary
election. Party affiliation is
established by voting at a primary
election.
8.Race or Ethnic Group. Leave
blank.
9.Signature. To register in Ohio you
must:
• be a citizen of the United States
• be a resident of Ohio
• be 18 years old on or before
election day. If you will be 18 on or
before the day of the general election, you may vote in the primary
election for candidates only.
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• not be convicted of a felony
and currently incarcerated
• not be found incompetent by a
court for purposes of voting
Mailing address:
Office of the Ohio Secretary of
State
180 S Civic Center Dr.
Columbus, Ohio 43215

Oklahoma
Updated: 03-15-2022

Registration Deadline — 25 days
before the election.
6.ID Number. You must provide either your valid Oklahoma driver’s
license number, state identification
card number, or the last four digits
of your Social Security number.
7.Choice of Party. You must register with a party if you want to take
part in that party’s primary election. A current list of recognized
political parties in Oklahoma is
available on the Oklahoma State
Election Board website. Registered
voters with no party affiliation may
be allowed by recognized parties to
participate in primary elections at
the party’s discretion. You will find
a list of recognized political parties
and a list of parties that allow voters with no party affiliation to vote
in primaries at: https://oklahoma.
gov/elections/voter-registration/
political-party-info.html.
8.Race or Ethnic Group. Leave
blank.
9.Signature. To register to vote in
Oklahoma you must:
• You must be a citizen of the
United States and a resident of the
State of Oklahoma.
• You must be 18 years old on or
before the date of the next
election. You may pre-register if
you are at least 17½ years old,
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but your voter registration will not
be activated until you are 18 years
old.
• If convicted of a felony, you must
have fully served your sentence of
court-mandated calendar days,
including any term of incar-ceration,
parole, or supervision, or completed
a period of probation ordered by any
court.
• You must not now be under judgment as an incapacitated person, or a
partially incapacitated person
prohibited from registering to vote.
• Applications must be signed and
dated by the applicant. The signature must be the original, handwritten autograph or mark of the
applicant. No facsimile, reproduction, typewritten or other substitute
signature, autograph or mark will be
valid. It is against the law to sign an
Oklahoma Voter Registration
Application on behalf of another
person.
Mailing address:
Oklahoma State Election Board
Box 528800
Oklahoma City, OK 73152-8800
You can also complete a voter registration application online, using
the OK Voter Portal “wizard”:
https://okvoterportal.
okelections.us/Home/RegWizard
(Applications must be printed,
signed, and mailed or hand-delivered to your county or State Election Board to complete the process.)

Oregon
Updated: 08-05-2024

Registration Deadline — 21 days
before the election.
6.ID Number. To be eligible to
vote in Oregon elections, you
must provide a valid Oregon

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License, Permit or ID number. If
you do not have an Oregon-issued
ID, then you will have to provide
at least the last four digits of your
social security number. If you have
neither, you will need to write
“NONE” on the form.
7.Choice of Party. In many cases,
you must register with a party if
you want to take part in that party’s
primary election. If you are not a
member of a party or this space is
left blank, you will be registered as
a nonaffiliated voter.
8.Race or Ethnic Group. Leave
blank.
9.Signature. To register in Oregon
you must be:
• a citizen of the United States
• a resident of Oregon
• and at least 16 years of age when
registering. If you are not yet 18,
you will not receive a ballot until
an election occurs on or after your
18th birthday.
Mailing address:
Oregon Elections Division
Public Service Building
Suite 126
255 Capitol St. NE
Salem, OR 97310
Register or make changes to your
registration online —
www.oregonvotes.gov.

Pennsylvania
Updated: 05-01-2020

Registration Deadline — 15 days
before an election or primary.
6.ID Number. You must supply a
Driver’s License Number, if you
have one. If you do not have a
Driver’s License Number, you must
supply the last four digits of your
Social Security Number. If you do
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not have either form of ID, please
write “NONE” in the box.
7. Choice of Party. You must
register with a major party if you
want to take part in that party’s
primary election.
8.Race or Ethnic Group. You are
requested to fill in this box. See
the list of choices under the
Application Instructions for Box 8
(on page 2).
9.Signature. To register in
Pennsylvania you must:
• be a citizen of the United States
at least one month before the next
election
• be a resident of Pennsylvania and
your election district at least 30
days before the election
• be at least 18 years of age on the
day of the next election
Mailing address:
Office of the Secretary of the
Commonwealth 210 North
Office Bldg. Harrisburg, PA
17120-0029
You may also register online at
register.votespa.com.

Rhode Island
Updated: 09-03-2019

be assigned a unique identifying
number by the State of Rhode
Island.
7.Choice of Party. In Rhode Island, a person must register with
a party if they wish to take part
in that party’s primary election.
A person who fails to register with
a party at the time of registration
may, if they choose, register with
a party on the day of that party’s
primary and take part in that party’s primary election. If a person
does not register with a party, they
can still vote in general elections
and nonpartisan primary elections.
8.Race or Ethnic Group. Leave
blank.
9.Signature. To register in Rhode
Island you must:
• be a citizen of the United States
• be a resident of Rhode Island
• be at least 16 years of age (you
must be 18 years old to vote)
• not be currently incarcerated in a
correctional facility due to a felony
conviction
• not have been lawfully judged
to be mentally incompetent by a
court of law
Mailing address:
Rhode Island State Board of
Elections
50 Branch Ave.
Providence, RI 02904-2790

Registration Deadline — 30 days
before the election.
6.ID Number. The applicant shall
be required to provide their Rhode
Island driver’s license or State ID
number if the applicant has been
issued a current and valid Rhode
Island driver’s license or State ID.
In the case of an applicant who has
not been issued a current and valid
driver’s license or State ID, they
must provide the last four (4) digits
of their social security number. An
applicant, who has neither, will
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South Carolina
Updated: 01-05-2021

Registration Deadline — 30 days
before the election.
6.ID Number. You must provide
at least the last four digits of your
social security number. You may
provide your full social security
number on a voluntary basis. Social security number does not

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appear on any report produced by
the State Election Commission nor
is it released to any unauthorized
individual. (South Carolina Title
7-5-170)
7. Choice of Party. You do not have
to register with a party if you want
to take part in that party’s primary election, caucus, or convention.
8.Race or Ethnic Group. You are
required to fill in this box. Your
application may be rejected if you
fail to do so. See the list of choices
under the Application Instructions
for Box 8 (on page 2).
9.Signature. To register in South
Carolina you must:
• be a citizen of the United States
• be at least 18 years old on or
before the next election
• be a resident of South Carolina,
your county and precinct
• not be confined in any public
prison resulting from a conviction
of a crime
• never have been convicted of a
felony or offense against the
election laws, or if previously
convicted, have served your entire
sentence, including probation or
parole, or have received a pardon
for the conviction
• not be under a court order
declaring you mentally
incompetent
• claim the address on the application as your only legal place of
residence and claim no other place
as your legal residence
Mailing address:
State Election Commission
P.O. Box 5987
Columbia, SC 29250-5987

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South Dakota
Updated: 10-10-2021

Registration Deadline —
Received 15 days before the
election.
6.ID Number. Any person registering to vote shall provide the
person’s valid South Dakota driver
license number or a South Dakota
nondriver identification number on
the voter registration form. If a
person does not have a valid South
Dakota driver license or a South
Dakota nondriver identification
number, the person shall provide
the last four digits of the person’s
social security number on the voter
registration form. If a person does
not have a valid South Dakota
driver license, a South Dakota
nondriver identification number, or
a social security number, the person
may only register at the county
auditor’s Office and shall sign a
statement verifying the fact that the
person does not have a valid South
Dakota driver license, a South
Dakota nondriver identification
number, or a social security
number. South Dakota Codified
Law 12-4-5.4
7.Choice of Party. If you are
currently registered to vote and you
leave the choice of party field
blank, you will remain registered
with your current party affiliation.
If you are not currently registered
to vote and you leave the choice of
party field blank, you will be
entered as an independent/no party
affiliation voter, which is not a
political party in South Dakota.
South Dakota Codified Law
12-4-15,12-6-26

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8.Race or Ethnic Group. Leave
blank.
9.Signature. To register in South
Dakota you must:
• Be a United States citizen
• Reside in South Dakota
• Be at least 18 years old on or
before the next election
• Not currently serving a sentence
for a felony conviction which
included imprisonment, served or
suspended, in an adult penitentiary
system
• Not be judged mentally
incompetent by a court of law
South Dakota Codified Law
12-4-6,12-4-8,l2-l-9,l2-l-4,12-4-18,
South Dakota Constitution, Article
VII, Section 2
Mailing address:
Elections, Secretary of State
500 E. Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501-5070

Tennessee
Updated: 05-01-2020

Registration Deadline — 30 days
before the election.
6.ID Number. Your full social security number is required. Social
security number, if any, is required
for purposes of identification and to
avoid duplicate registration (TCA
2.2.116).
7.Choice of Party. You do not have
to register with a party if you want
to take part in that party’s primary
election, caucus, or convention.
8. Race or Ethnic Group. Optional.
9.Signature. To register in Tennessee you must:
• be a citizen of the United States
• be a resident of Tennessee
• be at least 18 years old on or
before the next election

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• not have been convicted of a
felony, but if convicted, your eligibility to register and vote depends
upon the crime you were convicted
of and the date of your conviction.
For more information about this
process, call 877-850-4959 or visit
https://sos.tn.gov/restoration. If
your conviction has been expunged,
you are not considered to have a
felony con-viction.
• not be adjudicated incompetent
by a court of competent jurisdiction (or have been restored to legal
capacity)
Mailing address:
Coordinator of Elections
Tennessee Tower, Seventh Floor
312 Rosa L. Parks Ave.
Nashville, TN 37243-1102

Texas
Updated: 11-15-2018

Registration Deadline — 30 days
before the election.
6.ID Number. You must provide
your driver’s license number to
register to vote. If you do not have
a driver’s license then you will
have to provide at least the last
four digits of your social security number. If you have neither,
please write “NONE” on the form.
A unique identifying number will
instead be assigned to you by your
State.
7. Choice of Party. You do not have
to register with a party if you want
to take part in that party’s primary
election, caucus, or convention.
8.Race or Ethnic Group. Leave
blank.
9.Signature. To register in Texas
you must:

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• be a resident of the county in
which the application for registration is made
• be at least 17 years and 10
months old (you must be 18 to
vote)
• not be finally convicted of a
felony, or if a convicted felon, you
must have fully discharged your
punishment, including any incarceration, parole, supervision, period of probation or be pardoned.
• have not been declared mentally
incompetent by fnal judgment of a
court of law
Mailing address:
Office of the Secretary of State
Elections Division
P.O. Box 12060
Austin, TX 78711-2060

Utah
Updated: 09-19-2019

Registration Deadline —
Registration deadlines vary:
• Mail: registration forms must be
postmarked or otherwise marked
as received by the Post Office 30
days before the election.
• In-person: registration forms
may be dropped of at the county
clerk’s Office 7 days before the
election.
• Online: registrations must be
submitted 7 days before the election. Requires a valid Utah driver
license or valid Utah ID.
• Same-Day: voters may register
at the polls during the early voting
period or on Election Day by filling out a provisional ballot.
6.ID Number. Your completed
voter registration form must contain one of the following: a Utah
Driver License number, a
Utah State Identification number,
or the last four digits of your
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Social Security number. If you do
not have a Utah Driver License or
a Utah State Identification card,
please write “None” in the designated space and fill in the last
four digits of your Social Security
number.
7.Choice of Party. Declaring a party
is not required in order to register to
vote. However, Utah’s election law
allows each political party to choose
whom it will allow to vote in its
primary election. If you do not
affiliate with a party, you may be
restricted from voting in the
primary.
8.Race or Ethnic Group. Leave
blank.
9.Signature. To register in Utah you
must:
• be a citizen of the United States
• have resided in Utah for 30 days
immediately before the next election
• be at least 18 years old on or
before the next election
(individuals who are 16 and 17
years of age may pre-register to
vote; if a 17 year old will be 18
years of age on or before the upcoming general election, they may
pre-register and vote in the primary
election)
• not be a convicted felon currently
incarcerated for commission of a
felony
• not be convicted of treason or
crime against the elective franchise,
unless restored to civil rights
• not be found to be mentally
incompetent by a court of law
• currently resides within the voting district or precinct in which you
register to vote
Mailing address:
Office of the Lieutenant
Governor
P.O. Box 142325
Salt Lake City, UT 84114

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Vermont
Updated: 09-19-2019

Registration Deadline — Your
mailed registration must be received in the clerk’s Office on the
last day the clerk has hours before
the election. Vermont has Election
day voter registration at the polls
as well as online voter registration. To register online visit –
https://olvr.sec.state.vt.us.
6.ID Number. You must provide
your Vermont Driver’s license
number, or if none, the last 4 digits
of your Social Security number. If
you do not have a Vermont
Driver’s license or a Social Security number, please write “NONE”
on the form. The Secretary of
State’s Office will assign you a
unique identifying number.
7.Choice of Party. Vermont does
not require party registration to
participate in any election.
8.Race or Ethnic Group. Not
required.
9.Signature. To register in Vermont you must:
• be a citizen of the United States
• be a resident of Vermont
• be 18 years of age on or before
election day
• have taken the following Oath:
You solemnly swear (or affirm) that
whenever you give your vote or
suffrage, touching any matter that
concerns the state of Vermont, you
will do it so as in your conscience
you shall judge will most conduce
to the best good of the same, as
established by the Constitution,
without fear or favor of any person
[Voter’s Oath, Vermont
Constitution, Chapter II,
Section 42]
By signing in Box 9, you are
OMB Control No. 3265-0015

attesting that you have sworn or
affirmed the Vermont voter’s oath
as printed above.
Mailing address:
Office of the Secretary of State
Elections Division
128 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05633-1101

Virginia
Updated: 09-19-2019

Registration Deadline — The
application must be delivered or
postmarked 22 days before the
election.
6.ID Number. Your full social
security number is required. Your
social security number will appear
on reports produced only for
official use by voter registration
and election officials and, for jury
selection purposes, by courts.
Article II, §2, Constitution of
Virginia (1971).
7.Choice of Party. Leave blank.
8.Race or Ethnic Group. Leave
blank.
9.Signature. To register in Virginia
you must:
• be a citizen of the United States
• be a resident of Virginia and of
the precinct in which you want to
vote
• be 18 years old by the next May
or November general election
• not have been convicted of a
felony, or have had your civil rights
restored
• not currently be declared mentally incompetent by a court of law
Mailing address:
Virginia State Board of Elections
1100 Bank Street, 1st floor
Richmond, VA 23219

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Washington
Updated: 01-17-2025

Registration Deadline — Online
and mail registration forms must
be received by an elections
official no later than 8 days
before the election. Register in
person any time during business
hours and before 8:00 p.m. on
Election Day.
6. ID Number. You must provide
your Washington driver’s license or
ID card number. If you do not have
a Washington driver’s license or
ID card, you must provide the last
four digits of your Social Security
Number. Failure to provide this
information may prevent your
registration from being processed.
7. Choice of Party. You are not
required to designate your party
affiliation to register in Washington.
8. Race or Ethnic Group. Leave
blank.
9. Signature. To register in
Washington you must:
• be a citizen of the United States
• be a legal resident of Washington
State
• be at least 18 years old by
Election Day
• If you were convicted of a felony
in Washington State, another state,
or in federal court, your right to
vote will be restored automatically
as long as you are not currently
serving a sentence of total
confinement in prison. You may reregister.
• 16- and 17-year-olds can sign up
as Future Voters and be automatically registered to vote when they
qualify

State Instructions
Mailing address:
Secretary of State Elections Division P.O. Box
40229 Olympia, WA
98504-0229

West Virginia

Mailing address:
Secretary of State
Building 1, Suite 157-K
1900 Kanawha Blvd. East
Charleston, WV 25305-0770

Wisconsin

Updated: 05-24-2024

Updated: 11-24-2023

Registration Deadline — 21 days
before the election.

Registration Deadline — Wisconsin municipal clerks will accept
this application only as a request
for their own absentee voter mailin registration form or for the
purposes of the clerk directing that
voter to the state’s online voter
registration system at https://myvote.wi.gov/en-us/. You need to fill
in only Box 1 and Box 2 or 3 or go
directly to the MyVote website.

6.ID Number. Enter your driver’s
license number. If you do not have
a driver’s license number, enter the
last four numbers of your social
security number. If you do not have
a driver’s license number or a social
security number, an identification
number will be assigned to you.
7.Choice of Party. You must register with a party if you want to take
part in that party’s primary election,
caucus, or convention
(unless you request the ballot of a
party which allows independents to
vote)
8.Race or Ethnic Group. Leave
blank.
9.Signature. To register in West
Virginia you must:
• be a citizen of the United States;
• live in West Virginia at the above
address;
• be 18 years old (or be 17 years
old and turning 18 before the general election);
• not be under conviction, probation, or parole for a felony, treason
or election bribery;
• not have been judged “mentally
incompetent” in a court of competent jurisdiction; and
• attest that the applicant meets
each eligibility requirement.

OMB Control No. 3265-0015

Wyoming
Updated: 03-01-2006

Wyoming by law, cannot accept
this form unless State law is
changed.
The public reporting burden for
this collection of information,
OMB Control No. 3265-0015, is
estimated to average 7 minutes per
response, including the time for
reviewing instructions, searching
existing data sources, gathering
and maintaining the data needed,
and completing and reviewing the
collection of information. Send
comments regarding this burden
estimate or any other aspect of
this collection of information,
including suggestions for reducing
the burden, to

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U.S. Election Assistance Commission, 633 3rd Street NW, Suite
200, Washington, DC 20001, Attn:
National Mail Voter Registration
Form.
Respondents should be aware
that not-withstanding any other
provision of law, no person shall
be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of
information if it does not display
a currently valid OMB control
number.