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Register to vote!

Make your voice heard! Voting is your civic duty. The Internet makes it easier for you to register. Every state has a web page that explains registration requirement. While none of them (yet) allow you to fully register online, most of them allow you to download a form that you can print, complete with your pen, and mail or bring in to a local office to register. Waiting periods and deadlines are explained on most of the sites.

The National Mail Voter Registration Form

To help, there is a Federal form that is accepted by at least 27 states. 
 
The National Form can be used to:

  • Register out-of-town tourist and convention groups
  • Register people from surrounding States who work, shop, or attend events in a central city
  • Conduct voter registration drives, especially at colleges and universities
  • Register individuals at State agencies or other public offices

Please Note the Following Exceptions:

  • New Hampshire town and city clerks will accept this application only as a request for their own mail-in absentee voter registration form
  • North Dakota does not have voter registration
  • Wisconsin town, village, and city clerks will accept this application only as a request for their own mail-in registration form
  • Wyoming cannot accept this form under State law.

The following States will accept copies of this application printed from the computer image on regular paper stock, signed by the applicant and mailed in an envelope with the correct postage: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.

For the remainder of the States which do not accept copies of the National Mail Voter Registration Form, you may obtain a State voter registration form by a written request mailed to the address of the State election office listed in the State Instructions (http://www.fec.gov/votregis/pdf/nvra.pdf), or by contacting the states at their web sites, which are listed below. A Spanish version of this page is available at: http://www.fec.gov/votregis/FEC99(SPA).pdf

State Information

Here is a list of all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and the Web sites that list voter information. Note: “FEC” means that state accepts the National Mail Voter Registration Form.

Alabama – FEC  http://www.sos.state.al.us/election/vr/vr-b.htm
Alaska – FEC  http://www.gov.state.ak.us/ltgov/elections/regapp.htm
Arizona – FEC http://www.sosaz.com/election/VoterRegistration.htm
Arkansas – http://www.sosweb.state.ar.us/vote/vote.html
California – FEC  http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/elections_k.htm
Colorado – FEC  http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/voter_reg_form.htm
Connecticut – FEC  http://www.sots.state.ct.us/ElectionsDivision/Elecform.html
Delaware – FEC  http://www.state.de.us/election/index.htm
District of Columbia – http://www.dcboee.org/htmldocs/votreg.htm
Florida – https://doesecure.dos.state.fl.us/RegToVote/regform.shtml
Georgia – FEC  http://www.sos.state.ga.us/elections/applications.htm
Hawaii – FEC http://www.state.hi.us/elections/voterreg.html
Idaho – http://www.idsos.state.id.us/elect/voterreg/vtr_reg.htm
Illinois – http://www.elections.state.il.us/voteinfo/pages/Register.htm
Indiana – http://www.in.gov/sos/elections/forms/index.html
Iowa – FEC  http://www.sos.state.ia.us/elections/reg_to_vote.html
Kansas – FEC http://www.kssos.org/elewelc.html
Kentucky – http://www.kysos.com/Elecfil/register/reginstruction.asp
Louisiana – FEC http://www.elections.state.la.us/
Maine – http://www.state.me.us/sos/cec/elec/votguid.htm
Maryland – FEC http://www.elections.state.md.us/citizens/registration/index.html
Massachusetts – http://www.state.ma.us/sec/ele/elestu/stuidx.htm (form request)
Michigan – FEC http://www.sos.state.mi.us/election/elect.html
Minnesota – FEC http://www.sos.state.mn.us/election/register.html
Mississippi – http://www.sos.state.ms.us/elections/VoterRegistration/
Missouri – FEC http://mosl.sos.state.mo.us/sos-elec/elevot.html (no form available)
Montana – http://sos.state.mt.us/css/ELB/Register.asp
Nebraska – FEC http://www.state.ne.us/home/SOS/Elections/election.htm
Nevada – http://sos.state.nv.us/nvelection/faq.htm#regis (no form available)
New Hampshire – http://www.state.nh.us/sos/vote.htm (no form available)
New Jersey – FEC http://www.state.nj.us/lps/elections/electionshome.html
New Mexico – http://web.state.nm.us/ELECTNET.HTM (no form available)
New York – FEC  http://www.elections.state.ny.us/voting/voting.htm
North Carolina – http://www.sboe.state.nc.us/voterreg.htm (no form available)
North Dakota – voter registration is not required prior to an election
Ohio – http://www.state.oh.us/sos/votepage.html (form request only)
Oklahoma – FEC http://www.state.ok.us/~elections/voterreg.html
Oregon – http://www.sos.state.or.us/elections/other.info/vreg.htm
Pennsylvania – FEC http://www.dos.state.pa.us/bcel/voterreg/howdoi.html
Rhode Island – http://www.elections.state.ri.us/registration/intro.htm (request for form only)
South Carolina – FEC  http://www.state.sc.us/scsec/vr.html
South Dakota – http://www.state.sd.us/sos/Vote.htm
Tennessee - http://www.state.tn.us/sos/election/outlines.htm
Texas – FEC http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/voter/reqvr.shtml (form request only)
Utah – FEC  http://www.utah.gov/ovr
Vermont – http://vermont-elections.org/voterinfo.htm
Virginia – http://www.sbe.state.va.us/VotRegServ/reg2vote.htm
Washington – FEC  http://www.secstate.wa.gov/elections/register.aspx
West Virginia – FEC http://www.wvsos.com/elections/voters/registernow.htm
Wisconsin – FEC http://www.wisconsinvote.org/voterinfo/ (not a state website)
Wyoming - http://soswy.state.wy.us/election/vote.htm (no form available)

February 2002


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