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Voter registration deadlines, 2024
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Voter registration is the process whereby citizens register with election officials in order to become eligible to vote. Every state except for North Dakota requires voters to register. Voter registration methods vary by state and can include the following: in person at state government agency offices, online, by mail, and through voter registration drives sponsored by non-government entities.[1]
This article lists voter registration deadlines for statewide primaries and general elections in states in 2024. For additional information about voter registration, see this article.
Voter registration deadlines for 2024 general elections
The table below shows voter registration deadlines in all states for the 2024 general election. Voter registration deadlines can vary by state, election type, and registration method.
| Voter registration deadlines for general elections, 2024 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State/Description | Election date | In-person registration deadline | Mail registration deadline | Mail registration deadline type | Online registration deadline | Source |
| Alabama | 11/5/2024 | 10/21/2024 | 10/21/2024 | Postmarked | 10/21/2024 | Source |
| Alaska | 11/5/2024 | 10/6/2024 | 10/6/2024 | Postmarked | 10/6/2024 | Source |
| Arizona | 11/5/2024 | 10/7/2024 | 10/7/2024 | Postmarked | 10/7/2024 | Source |
| Arkansas | 11/5/2024 | 10/7/2024 | 10/7/2024 | Postmarked | None | Source |
| California | 11/5/2024 | 11/5/2024 | 10/21/2024 | Postmarked | 10/21/2024 | Source |
| Colorado | 11/5/2024 | 11/5/2024 | 10/28/2024 | Postmarked | 10/28/2024 | Source |
| Connecticut | 11/5/2024 | 11/5/2024 | 10/18/2024 | Postmarked | 10/18/2024 | Source |
| Delaware | 11/5/2024 | 10/12/2024 | 10/12/2024 | Postmarked | 10/12/2024 | Source |
| District of Columbia | 11/5/2024 | 11/5/2024 | 10/15/2024 | Received | 10/15/2024 | Source |
| Florida | 11/5/2024 | 10/7/2024 | 10/7/2024 | Postmarked | 10/7/2024 | Source |
| Georgia | 11/5/2024 | 10/7/2024 | 10/7/2024 | Postmarked | 10/7/2024 | Source |
| Georgia (Runoff) | 12/3/2024 | 10/7/2024 | 10/7/2024 | Postmarked | 10/7/2024 | Source |
| Hawaii | 11/5/2024 | 11/5/2024 | 10/28/2024 | Postmarked | 11/5/2024 | Source |
| Idaho | 11/5/2024 | 11/5/2024 | 10/11/2024 | Postmarked | 10/11/2024 | Source |
| Illinois | 11/5/2024 | 11/5/2024 | 10/8/2024 | Postmarked | 10/20/2024 | Source |
| Indiana | 11/5/2024 | 10/7/2024 | 10/7/2024 | Postmarked | 10/7/2024 | Source |
| Iowa | 11/5/2024 | 11/5/2024 | 10/21/2024 | Postmarked | 10/21/2024 | Source |
| Kansas | 11/5/2024 | 10/15/2024 | 10/15/2024 | Postmarked | 10/15/2024 | Source |
| Kentucky | 11/5/2024 | 10/7/2024 | 10/7/2024 | Postmarked | 10/7/2024 | Source |
| Louisiana (Presidential) | 11/5/2024 | 10/7/2024 | 10/7/2024 | Postmarked | 10/15/2024 | Source |
| Louisiana (Statewide general) | 12/7/2024 | 11/6/2024 | 11/6/2024 | Postmarked | 11/16/2024 | Source |
| Maine | 11/5/2024 | 11/5/2024 | 10/15/2024 | Received | 10/15/2024 | Source |
| Maryland | 11/5/2024 | 11/5/2024 | 10/15/2024 | Postmarked | 10/15/2024 | Source |
| Massachusetts | 11/5/2024 | 10/26/2024 | 10/26/2024 | Postmarked | 10/26/2024 | Source |
| Michigan | 11/5/2024 | 11/5/2024 | 10/21/2024 | Postmarked | 10/21/2024 | Source |
| Minnesota | 11/5/2024 | 11/5/2024 | 10/15/2024 | Received | 10/15/2024 | Source |
| Mississippi | 11/5/2024 | 10/7/2024 | 10/7/2024 | Postmarked | None | Source |
| Mississippi (Runoff) | 11/26/2024 | 10/28/2024 | 10/28/2024 | Postmarked | None | Source |
| Missouri | 11/5/2024 | 10/9/2024 | 10/9/2024 | Postmarked | 10/9/2024 | Source |
| Montana | 11/5/2024 | 11/5/2024 | 10/7/2024 | Postmarked | None | Source |
| Nebraska | 11/5/2024 | 10/25/2024 | 10/18/2024 | Postmarked | 10/18/2024 | Source |
| Nevada | 11/5/2024 | 11/5/2024 | 10/8/2024 | Postmarked | 11/5/2024 | Source |
| New Hampshire | 11/5/2024 | 11/5/2024 | Varies | None | Source | |
| New Jersey | 11/5/2024 | 10/15/2024 | 10/15/2024 | Postmarked | 10/15/2024 | Source |
| New Mexico | 11/5/2024 | 11/5/2024 | 10/8/2024 | Postmarked | 10/8/2024 | Source |
| New York | 11/5/2024 | 10/26/2024 | 10/26/2024 | Received | 10/26/2024 | Source |
| North Carolina | 11/5/2024 | 11/2/2024 | 10/11/2024 | Postmarked | 10/11/2024 | Source |
| North Dakota | 11/5/2024 | None | None | None | None | Source |
| Ohio | 11/5/2024 | 10/7/2024 | 10/7/2024 | Postmarked | 10/7/2024 | Source |
| Oklahoma | 11/5/2024 | 10/11/2024 | 10/11/2024 | Postmarked | 10/11/2024 | Source |
| Oregon | 11/5/2024 | 10/15/2024 | 10/15/2024 | Postmarked | 10/15/2024 | Source |
| Pennsylvania | 11/5/2024 | 10/21/2024 | 10/21/2024 | Received | 10/21/2024 | Source |
| Rhode Island | 11/5/2024 | 10/6/2024 | 10/6/2024 | Postmarked | 10/6/2024 | Source |
| South Carolina* | 11/5/2024 | 10/14/2024 | 10/14/2024 | Postmarked | 10/14/2024 | Source |
| South Dakota | 11/5/2024 | 10/21/2024 | 10/21/2024 | Received | None | Source |
| Tennessee | 11/5/2024 | 10/7/2024 | 10/7/2024 | Postmarked | 10/7/2024 | Source |
| Texas | 11/5/2024 | 10/7/2024 | 10/7/2024 | Postmarked | None | Source |
| Utah | 11/5/2024 | 11/5/2024 | 10/25/2024 | Received | 10/25/2024 | Source |
| Vermont | 11/5/2024 | 11/5/2024 | 11/5/2024 | Received | 11/5/2024 | Source |
| Virginia | 11/5/2024 | 11/5/2024 | 10/15/2024 | Postmarked | 10/15/2024 | Source |
| Washington | 11/5/2024 | 11/5/2024 | 10/28/2024 | Received | 10/28/2024 | Source |
| West Virginia | 11/5/2024 | 10/15/2024 | 10/15/2024 | Postmarked | 10/15/2024 | Source |
| Wisconsin (Spring) | 4/2/2024 | 4/2/2024 | 3/13/2024 | Postmarked | 3/13/2024 | Source |
| Wisconsin (Fall) | 11/5/2024 | 11/5/2024 | 10/16/2024 | Postmarked | 10/16/2024 | Source |
| Wyoming | 11/5/2024 | 11/5/2024 | 10/21/2024 | Received | None | Source |
*Note: On October 4, 2024, Daniel Coble, circuit court judge for the Fifth Judicial Circuit in South Carolina, granted a temporary injunction that extended the state's voter registration deadline 10 days in response to Hurricane Helene.[2]
Voter registration deadlines for 2024 statewide primary elections
The table below shows voter registration deadlines for statewide primary elections in 2024. Statewide primary elections are administered by each state according to state law. They allow political parties that meet certain state qualifications to determine which candidates will represent them in the general election. Candidates for U.S. Congress, state executive offices, and state legislative offices typically run in statewide primary elections. Voter registration deadlines can vary by state, election date, election type, and registration method.
| Voter registration deadlines for statewide primary elections, 2024 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State/Description | Election date | In-person registration deadline | Mail registration deadline | Mail registration deadline type | Online registration deadline | Source |
| Alabama | 3/5/2024 | 2/16/2024 | 2/17/2024 | Postmarked | 2/19/2024 | Source |
| Alabama (Runoff) | 4/16/2024 | 4/1/2024 | 4/1/2024 | Postmarked | 4/1/2024 | Source |
| Alaska | 8/20/2024 | 7/21/2024 | 7/21/2024 | Postmarked | 7/21/2024 | Source |
| Arizona | 7/30/2024 | 7/1/2024 | 7/1/2024 | Postmarked | 7/1/2024 | Source |
| Arkansas | 3/5/2024 | 2/5/2024 | 2/5/2024 | Postmarked | None | Source |
| Arkansas (Runoff) | 4/2/2024 | 3/4/2024 | 3/4/2024 | Postmarked | None | Source |
| California | 3/5/2024 | 3/5/2024 | 2/20/2024 | Postmarked | 2/20/2024 | Source |
| Colorado | 6/25/2024 | 6/25/2024 | 6/17/2024 | Postmarked | 6/17/2024 | Source |
| Connecticut | 8/13/2024 | 8/13/2024 | 7/26/2024 | Received | 7/26/2024 | Source |
| Delaware | 9/10/2024 | 8/17/2024 | 8/17/2024 | Postmarked | 8/17/2024 | Source |
| District of Columbia | 6/4/2024 | 6/4/2024 | 5/14/2024 | Received | 5/14/2024 | Source |
| Florida | 8/20/2024 | 7/22/2024 | 7/22/2024 | Postmarked | 7/22/2024 | Source |
| Georgia | 5/21/2024 | 4/22/2024 | 4/22/2024 | Postmarked | 4/22/2024 | Source |
| Georgia (Runoff) | 6/18/2024 | 4/22/2024 | 4/22/2024 | Postmarked | 4/22/2024 | Source |
| Hawaii | 8/10/2024 | 8/10/2024 | 7/31/2024 | Postmarked | 8/10/2024 | Source |
| Idaho | 5/21/2024 | 5/21/2024 | 4/26/2024 | Postmarked | 4/26/2024 | Source |
| Illinois | 3/19/2024 | 3/19/2024 | 2/20/2024 | Postmarked | 3/3/2024 | Source |
| Indiana | 5/7/2024 | 4/8/2024 | 4/8/2024 | Postmarked | 4/8/2024 | Source |
| Iowa | 6/4/2024 | 6/4/2024 | 5/20/2024 | Postmarked | 5/20/2024 | Source |
| Kansas | 8/6/2024 | 7/16/2024 | 7/16/2024 | Postmarked | 7/16/2024 | Source |
| Kentucky | 5/21/2024 | 4/22/2024 | 4/22/2024 | Postmarked | 4/22/2024 | Source |
| Louisiana | 11/5/2024 | 10/7/2024 | 10/7/2024 | Postmarked | 10/15/2024 | Source |
| Maine | 6/11/2024 | 6/11/2024 | 5/21/2024 | Received | 5/21/2024 | Source |
| Maryland | 5/14/2024 | 5/14/2024 | 4/23/2024 | Postmarked | 4/23/2024 | Source |
| Massachusetts | 9/3/2024 | 8/24/2024 | 8/24/2024 | Postmarked | 8/24/2024 | Source |
| Michigan | 8/6/2024 | 8/6/2024 | 7/22/2024 | Postmarked | 7/22/2024 | Source |
| Minnesota | 8/13/2024 | 8/13/2024 | 7/23/2024 | Received | 7/23/2024 | Source |
| Mississippi | 3/12/2024 | 2/12/2024 | 2/12/2024 | Postmarked | None | Source |
| Mississippi (Runoff) | 4/2/2024 | 3/4/2024 | 3/4/2024 | Postmarked | None | Source |
| Missouri | 8/6/2024 | 7/10/2024 | 7/10/2024 | Postmarked | 7/10/2024 | Source |
| Montana | 6/4/2024 | 6/4/2024 | 5/6/2024 | Postmarked | None | Source |
| Nebraska | 5/14/2024 | 5/3/2024 | 4/29/2024 | Postmarked | 4/29/2024 | Source |
| Nevada | 6/11/2024 | 6/11/2024 | 5/14/2024 | Postmarked | 6/11/2024 | Source |
| New Hampshire | 9/10/2024 | 9/10/2024 | Varies | None | Source | |
| New Jersey | 6/4/2024 | 5/14/2024 | 5/14/2024 | Postmarked | 5/14/2024 | Source |
| New Mexico | 6/4/2024 | 6/4/2024 | 5/7/2024 | Postmarked | 5/7/2024 | Source |
| New York | 6/25/2024 | 6/15/2024 | 6/15/2024 | Received | 6/15/2024 | Source |
| North Carolina | 3/5/2024 | 3/2/2024 | 2/9/2024 | Postmarked | 2/9/2024 | Source |
| North Carolina (Runoff) | 5/14/2024 | 3/2/2024 | 2/9/2024 | Postmarked | 2/9/2024 | Source |
| North Dakota | 6/11/2024 | None | None | None | None | Source |
| Ohio | 3/19/2024 | 2/20/2024 | 2/20/2024 | Postmarked | 2/20/2024 | Source |
| Oklahoma | 6/18/2024 | 5/24/2024 | 5/24/2024 | Postmarked | 5/24/2024 | Source |
| Oklahoma (Runoff) | 8/27/2024 | 8/2/2024 | 8/2/2024 | Postmarked | 8/2/2024 | Source |
| Oregon | 5/21/2024 | 4/30/2024 | 4/30/2024 | Postmarked | 4/30/2024 | Source |
| Pennsylvania | 4/23/2024 | 4/8/2024 | 4/8/2024 | Received | 4/8/2024 | Source |
| Rhode Island | 9/10/2024 | 8/11/2024 | 8/11/2024 | Postmarked | 8/11/2024 | Source |
| South Carolina | 6/11/2024 | 5/10/2024 | 5/13/2024 | Postmarked | 5/12/2024 | Source |
| South Carolina (Runoff) | 6/25/2024 | 5/10/2024 | 5/13/2024 | Postmarked | 5/12/2024 | Source |
| South Dakota | 6/4/2024 | 5/20/2024 | 5/20/2024 | Received | None | Source |
| Tennessee | 8/1/2024 | 7/2/2024 | 7/2/2024 | Postmarked | 7/2/2024 | Source |
| Texas | 3/5/2024 | 2/5/2024 | 2/5/2024 | Postmarked | 2/5/2024 | Source |
| Texas (Runoff) | 5/28/2024 | 4/29/2024 | 4/29/2024 | Postmarked | 4/29/2024 | Source |
| Utah | 6/25/2024 | 6/25/2024 | 6/14/2024 | Received | 6/14/2024 | Source |
| Vermont | 8/13/2024 | 8/13/2024 | 8/13/2024 | Received | 8/13/2024 | Source |
| Virginia | 6/18/2024 | 6/18/2024 | 5/28/2024 | Postmarked | 5/28/2024 | Source |
| Washington | 8/6/2024 | 8/6/2024 | 7/29/2024 | Received | 7/29/2024 | Source |
| West Virginia | 5/14/2024 | 4/23/2024 | 4/23/2024 | Postmarked | 4/23/2024 | Source |
| Wisconsin (Spring) | 2/20/2024 | 2/20/2024 | 1/31/2024 | Postmarked | 1/31/2024 | Source |
| Wisconsin (Fall) | 8/13/2024 | 8/13/2024 | 7/24/2024 | Postmarked | 7/24/2024 | Source |
| Wyoming | 8/20/2024 | 8/20/2024 | 8/5/2024 | Received | None | Source |
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