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Voter Registration Deadlines

  Registration Deadline Registration Deadline Rules
Alabama
Friday, October 24, 2008
Voter registration is closed during the ten days preceding an election. Applications must be postmarked or delivered by the eleventh day prior to the election.
Alaska
Saturday, October 04, 2008
30 days before the election.
Arizona
Monday, October 06, 2008
29 days before the election.
Arkansas
Monday, October 06, 2008
30 days before the election.
California
Monday, October 20, 2008
15 days before the election.
Colorado
Monday, October 06, 2008
29 days before the election. If the application is received in the mails without a postmark, it must be received within 5 days of the close of registration.
Connecticut
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
14 days before the election.
Delaware
Saturday, October 11, 2008
The fourth Saturday before a primary or general election.
District of Columbia
Monday, October 06, 2008
30 days before the election.
Florida
Monday, October 06, 2008
29 days before the election.
Georgia
Monday, October 06, 2008
The fifth Monday before any general primary, general election, or presidential preference primary, or regularly scheduled special election pursuant to the Georgia Election Code. In the event that a special election is scheduled on a date other that those dates prescribed by the Georgia Election Code, registration would close on the 5th day after the call.
Hawaii
Monday, October 06, 2008
30 days before the election.
Idaho Can register at polls
 Election day registration.
Illinois
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
28 days prior to each election.
Indiana
Monday, October 06, 2008
29 days before the election.
Iowa
Saturday, October 25, 2008 or in person at polls
Must be delivered by 5 p.m. 10 days before the election, if it is a state primary or general election; 11 days before all others. Registration forms which are postmarked 15 or more days before an election are considered on time even if received after the deadline.
Kansas
Monday, October 20, 2008
Delivered 15 days before the election.
Kentucky
Monday, October 06, 2008
29 days before the election.
Louisiana
Monday, October 06, 2008
30 days before the election.
Maine
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 (by mail) or in person at local elections office through election day
Delivered 10 business days before the election (or a voter may register in-person up to and including election day).
Maryland
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
9:00 p.m. 21 days before the election.
Massachusetts
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
20 days before the election.
Michigan
Monday, October 06, 2008
30 days before the election.
Minnesota Tuesday, October 14, 2008 (by mail) or register in person at polls
 Delivered by 5:00 p.m. 21 days before the election (there is also election day registration at polling places).
Mississippi
Monday, October 06, 2008
30 days before the election.
Missouri
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
28 days before the election.
Montana
Monday, October 06, 2008
30 days before the election (or on election day in elections office).
Nebraska
Friday, October 17, 2008
(by mail)
 The third Friday before the election (or delivered by 6 p.m. on the second Friday before the election).
Nevada
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
9:00 p.m. on the third Tuesday before any primary or general election. 9:00 p.m. on the third Saturday before any recall or special election. However, if a recall or special election is held on the same day as a primary or general election, the registration closes at 9:00 p.m. on the fifth Saturday before the day for the elections.
New Hampshire Friday, October 24, 2008 (by mail) or can register at polls
 10 days before the election.
New Jersey
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
21 days before the election.
New Mexico
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
28 days before the election.
New York
Friday, October 10, 2008
25 days before the election.
North Carolina
Friday, October 10, 2008
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.
North Dakota No voter registration North Dakota does not have voter registration.
Ohio
Monday, October 06, 2008
30 days before the election.
Oklahoma
Friday, October 10, 2008
25 days before the election.
Oregon
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
21 days before the election.
Pennsylvania
Monday, October 06, 2008
30 days before an election or primary.
Rhode Island
Saturday, October 04, 2008
30 days before the election.
South Carolina
Saturday, October 04, 2008
30 days before the election.
South Dakota
Monday, October 20, 2008
Received 15 days before the election.
Tennessee
Monday, October 06, 2008
30 days before the election.
Texas
Monday, October 06, 2008
30 days before the election.
Utah
Monday, October 06, 2008 (by mail) or Monday, October 20, 2008 (in person)
30 days before the election for mail-in applications. 15 days for walk-in registrations at county clerk's office
Vermont
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Delivered to the town clerk before 5:00 p.m. on the Wednesday before the election.
Virginia
Monday, October 06, 2008
Delivered 29 days before the election.
Washington
Saturday, October 04, 2008
(postmarked) or Monday, October 20th, 2008 (in person)
 30 days before the election (or delivered in-person to the local voter registration office 15 days before the election).
West Virginia
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
20 days before the election.
Wisconsin
Wednesday, October 15, 2008 (by mail) or register in person at polls
20 days before the election (or completed in the local voter registration office up to 5:00 pm. 1 day before the election, or completed at the polling place on election day).
Wyoming Can register at polls
 Wyoming by law, cannot accept this form unless State law is changed.

Note: Some states require voter registration applications to be postmarked by the due date and some states require that applications be received by the due date.