Voting & Voter Registration

Elections play a critical role in our democracy. Your vote is vital and can help bring positive changes to your state and to our country. Use the links below to see if you are registered to vote and to review your state’s voting policies. Voting information by state is also provided below.

Check if you are registered to vote:

https://www.vote.org/am-i-registered-to-vote/

Check your state’s voting policies:

https://www.rockthevote.org/voting-information/

More resources on voting and voter registration:

Vote.org: https://www.vote.org/

Fair Fight: www.fairfight.com

Head Count: https://www.headcount.org/home/

Rock the Vote: https://www.rockthevote.org

When We All Vote: https://www.whenweallvote.org/

League of Women Voters: https://www.lwv.org/

Voting Registration Information by State:

Alabama

Alabama offers online voter registration. To register or update your registration, visit the state's voter registration webpage: www.alabamainteractive.org/sos/voter_registration/voterRegistrationWelcome.action.
Qualifications for registration: US citizens who live in Alabama and are 18 years old by Election Day. Cannot be a felon or declared "mentally incompetent."

Alaska

Alaska offers online voter registration. To register or update your registration, visit the state's voter registration webpage: https://voterregistration.alaska.gov/.
Qualifications for registration: You must be a citizen living in Alaska who is 18 years old, or within 90 days of turning 18. Felons get their voting rights restored after full completion of their sentence.

American Samoa

American Samoa does not offer online voter registration. For information on how to register to vote or update your registration, visit the territory's voter registration information webpage: www.americansamoaelectionoffice.org/node/3.
Qualifications for registration: Must be a resident of American Samoa and 18 by the time of the election.

Arizona

Arizona offers online voter registration. To register or update your registration, visit the state's voter registration webpage: https://servicearizona.com/webapp/evoter/selectLanguag.
Qualifications for registration: US citizen, resident of Arizona. 18 years or older before Election Day. Felons cannot register to vote while completing a sentence.

Arkansas

Arkansas does not offer online voter registration. For information on how to register to vote or update your registration, visit the state's voter registration information webpage: https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/elections/voter-information.
Qualifications for registration: US citizen, resident of Arkansas, 18 years old on Election Day, cannot vote as a felon until the sentence has been discharged.

California

California offers online voter registration. To register or update your registration, visit the state's voter registration webpage: https://registertovote.ca.gov/.
Qualifications for registration: US citizen, resident of California, 18 years or older on Election Day, not currently imprisoned or paroled for a felony or found mentally incompetent.

Colorado

Colorado offers online voter registration. To register or update your registration, visit the state's voter registration webpage: https://www.sos.state.co.us/voter/pages/pub/olvr/verifyNewVoter.xhtml.
Qualifications for registration: US citizen, Colorado resident, 18 years by Election Day, not serving time or parole for a felony.

Connecticut

Connecticut offers online voter registration. To register or update your registration, visit the state's voter registration webpage: https://voterregistration.ct.gov/OLVR/welcome.do.
Qualifications for registration: US citizen, resident of a Connecticut town, 18 years old by Election Day and not convicted of a felony unless you have completed sentence and paid all fines, also not ruled mentally incompetent.

Delaware

Delaware offers online voter registration. To register or update your registration, visit the state's voter registration webpage: https://ivote.de.gov/.
Qualifications for registration: US citizen, permanent resident of Delaware (although you can register without a fixed address), 18 years by Election Day, convicted felons can vote after completing their sentence except for those convicted of murder or manslaughter, felony against public administration (e.g. bribery, abuse of office), or a felony sexual offense, can't if judged mentally incompetent.

District of Columbia

The District of Columbia offers online voter registration. To register or update your registration, visit the district's voter registration webpage: www.vote4dc.com/ApplyInstructions/Register.
Qualifications for registration: US citizen, who is 18 years old by Election Day and a resident of DC (cannot vote in another state or territory), not currently in jail for a felony or judged incompetent.

Florida

Florida offers online voter registration. To register or update your registration, visit the state's voter registration webpage: https://registertovoteflorida.gov/en/Registration/Index.
Qualifications for registration: US citizen, resident of Florida, able to provide a Florida ID or last four digits of your Social Security number, not judged mentally incapacitated, convicted felons must apply for having their rights restored after a five-to-seven-year waiting period depending on their offense.
You can pre-register to vote by age 16, but not able to vote until 18

Georgia

Georgia offers online voter registration. To register or update your registration, visit the state's voter registration webpage: https://registertovote.sos.ga.gov/GAOLVR/welcome.do#no-back-button.
Qualifications for registration: US citizen, resident of Georgia, not still serving a felony sentence or found mentally incompetent. You can register at 17-and-a-half, but not vote until 18.
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, this state has a strict photo ID law.

Guam

Guam offers online voter registration. To register or update your registration, visit the territory's voter registration webpage: https://gec.guam.gov/index.php/for-voters/for-voter.
Qualifications for registration: You cannot be confined to a mental institution, judicially declared insane, under imprisonment, and you must be a US citizen resident of Guam at least 18 years old by Election Day.

Hawaii

Hawaii offers online voter registration. To register or update your registration, visit the state's voter registration webpage: https://olvr.hawaii.gov/.
Qualifications for registration: You must be a US citizen, resident of Hawaii aged 18 years old by Election Day, and not in prison or jail for a felony.

Idaho

Idaho offers online voter registration. To register or update your registration, visit the state's voter registration webpage: https://apps.idahovotes.gov/YourPollingPlace/AmIRegistered.aspx.
Qualifications for registration: You must be a US citizen and a resident of Idaho of at least 18 years old, and you cannot register as a felon until you have completed sentencing including probation or parole.

Illinois

Illinois offers online voter registration. To register or update your registration, visit the state's voter registration webpage: https://ova.elections.il.gov/.
Qualifications for registration: You must be a US citizen and 18 years old by Election Day who has lived in your election precinct at least 30 days prior to Election Day and not currently incarcerated.

Indiana

Indiana offers online voter registration. To register or update your registration, visit the state's voter registration webpage: https://indianavoters.in.gov/.
Qualifications for registration: Be a US citizen, living in Indiana and 18 by Election Day and not currently incarcerated.
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, this state has a strict photo ID law.

Iowa

Iowa offers online voter registration. To register or update your registration, visit the state's voter registration webpage: https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/voterinformation/voterregistration.htm.
Qualifications for registration: A citizen and Iowa resident of at least 18 years old, although you may register by 17-and-a-half, but not if you are a convicted felon (unless rights restored by the governor or president of the United States.)

Kansas

Kansas offers online voter registration. To register or update your registration, visit the state's voter registration webpage: https://www.kdor.ks.gov/Apps/VoterReg/Default.aspx.
Qualifications for registration: You must be a US citizen, living in Kansas and 18 by Election Day. Convicted felons can vote after completing their sentences, including parole and probation.
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, this state has a strict photo ID law.

Kentucky

Kentucky offers online voter registration. To register or update your registration, visit the state's voter registration webpage: https://vrsws.sos.ky.gov/ovrweb/govoteky.
Qualifications for registration: You must be a US citizen living in Kentucky of at least 18 years old by Election Day and not judged incompetent. Convicted felons can now only vote if their application to the governor results in voting rights restoration.

Louisiana

Louisiana offers online voter registration. To register or update your registration, visit the state's voter registration webpage: https://www.sos.la.gov/ElectionsAndVoting/Pages/OnlineVoterRegistration.aspx.
Qualifications for registration: If registering in person with your registrar or the Office of Motor Vehicles, you can be 16, otherwise you can't register until 17. You must be a US citizen, living in Louisiana and not judged mentally incompetent. Convicted felons can vote after completing their sentences, including parole and probation.

Maine

Maine does not offer online voter registration. For information on how to register to vote or update your registration, visit the state's voter registration information webpage:http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/voter-info/votreg.htm.
Qualifications for registration: You must be a US citizen and 17 by registration time as long as you will be 18 by Election Day and living within Maine.
Also: Voting rights are unrestricted, convicted felons can vote absentee from prison.

Maryland

Maryland offers online voter registration. To register or update your registration, visit the state's voter registration webpage: https://elections.maryland.gov/get_involved/election_judges.htm.
Qualifications for registration: You must be a US citizen, at least 16 and living in Maryland. You cannot be under guardianship for a mental disability or otherwise judged incompetent. Convicted felons can vote once they have been released from prison.

Massachusetts

Massachusetts offers online voter registration. To register or update your registration, visit the state's voter registration webpage: www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/eleifv/howreg.htm.
Qualifications for registration: You can now pre-register at age 16, but voters need to be 18 by Election Day. You must be a US citizen living in Massachusetts and not barred from voting because of electoral corruption. Convicted felons not currently serving a sentence have their voting rights restored.

Michigan

Michigan does not offer online voter registration. For information on how to register to vote or update your registration, visit the state's voter registration information webpage: https://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,1607,7-127-1633_8716_8726_47669-175878--,00.htm.
Qualifications for registration: You must be a US citizen and 18 by Election Day and living in Michigan. Convicted felons not currently serving a sentence have their voting rights restored.

Military and Overseas

Under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA), eligible active duty service members and their family members who are absent from their voting jurisdiction, as well as eligible citizens residing outside the U.S., may register and vote with their state of voting residence. Support for these voters is provided by the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) and designated election officials in each state. See the FVAP website: https://www.fvap.gov/ and your state election office website for details.

Minnesota

Minnesota offers online voter registration. To register or update your registration, visit the state's voter registration webpage: https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/register-to-vote/.
Qualifications for registration: You need to be a US citizen living in Minnesota and 18 by Election Day. You cannot be judged incompetent, and convicted felons can only vote after completing their sentences, including parole and probation.

Mississippi

Mississippi does not offer online voter registration. For information on how to register to vote or update your registration, visit the state's voter registration information webpage: http://www.sos.ms.gov/Elections-Voting/Pages/Voter-Registration-Information.asp.
Qualifications for registration: You must be a US citizen, living in Mississippi and 18 years old by Election Day. You cannot be judged mentally incompetent. You cannot vote if you have been convicted of a crime among a list of violent or larcenous offenses.
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, this state has a strict photo ID law.

Missouri

Missouri offers online voter registration. To register or update your registration, visit the state's voter registration webpage: https://s1.sos.mo.gov/elections/goVoteMissouri/register.asp.
Qualifications for registration: You must be a US citizen living in Missouri, 17-and-a-half to register and 18 by Election Day. You cannot vote while imprisoned, or under parole and probation for a felony or at all after being convicted for a crime "connected with the right of suffrage."
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, an ID is requested, but if two election officials say they know you, you can vote on a normal ballot.

Montana

Montana does not offer online voter registration. For information on how to register to vote or update your registration, visit the state's voter registration information webpage: http://sos.mt.gov/elections/vote.
Qualifications for registration: You need to be a US citizen, living in Montana and 18 by Election Day. Convicted felons not currently serving a sentence have their voting rights restored once they are released. You cannot vote if you have been judged to "be of unsound mind."

Nebraska

Nebraska offers online voter registration. To register or update your registration, visit the state's voter registration webpage: https://www.nebraska.gov/apps-sos-voter-registration/.
Qualifications for registration: You must be a citizen and a resident of Nebraska. You can register at 17 if you will be 18 by the first Tuesday in November of the year. You cannot register if a court has found you mentally incompetent. Convicted felons have their voting rights restored two years after completing all parts of their sentences including imprisonment, probation, parole or any combination of those.
Note: The restoration of voting rights to felons does not apply if you have been convicted of treason. Once you are done with all parts of your sentence from your treason conviction, you must apply for a restoration of your civil rights.

Nevada

Nevada offers online voter registration. To register or update your registration, visit the state's voter registration webpage: https://www.nvsos.gov/sosvoterservices/Registration/Step0.aspx.
Qualifications for registration: You must be a US citizen, living in Nevada and 18 years old by Election Day. You cannot register if a court has ruled you incompetent. Non-violent felons have their rights restored after they complete their sentences. Violent and all repeat felons have to go to the court where they were convicted to request their voting rights once they complete their sentences.

New Hampshire

New Hampshire does not offer online voter registration. For information on how to register to vote or update your registration, visit the state's voter registration information webpage: http://sos.nh.gov/HowRegVote.asp.
Qualifications for registration: You must be a US citizen, 18 years old on Election Day and living in New Hampshire. Convicted felons not currently serving a sentence have their voting rights restored, unless you have been convicted of treason, bribery or violating election laws.

New Jersey

New Jersey does not offer online voter registration. For information on how to register to vote or update your registration, visit the state's voter registration information webpage: nj.gov/state/elections/voting-information.htm.
Qualifications for registration: You can register at 17, but need to be 18 by Election Day. You must be a US citizen living in New Jersey. Convicted felons can vote after completing their sentences, including parole and probation.

New Mexico

New Mexico offers online voter registration. To register or update your registration, visit the state's voter registration webpage: https://portal.sos.state.nm.us/OVR/WebPages/Instructionsstep1.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1.
Qualifications for registration: You must be a US citizen, 18 by Election Day, living in New Mexico, and not "legally declared mentally incapacitated." Convicted felons can vote after completing their sentences, including parole and probation.

New York

New York offers online voter registration. To register or update your registration, visit the state's voter registration webpage: https://dmv.ny.gov/org/more-info/electronic-voter-registration-application.
Qualifications for registration: You must be a US citizen, living in New York, 18 by Election Day and not legally declared mentally incompetent. Convicted felons not currently serving time or under parole have their voting rights restored.

North Carolina

North Carolina does not offer online voter registration. For information on how to register to vote or update your registration, visit the state's voter registration information webpage: https://www.ncsbe.gov/Voter-Information/VR-For.
Qualifications for registration: You must be a US citizen living in North Carolina and 18 by Election Day. Convicted felons can vote after completing their sentences, including parole and probation.

North Dakota

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Convicted felons not currently serving a sentence have their voting rights restored.
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, this state has a strict photo ID law.

North Mariana Islands

How to register: You can access a form online or call to have one sent to you. Send it to the Commonwealth Election Commission.
Qualifications for registration: You must be a US citizen or national and resident of the Northern Mariana Islands and 18 by Election Day, although you can register at 17 if you will be eligible to vote in the election. You cannot register if you are serving a sentence for a felony, are confined to a mental institution or have been declared by a court to be of unsound mind.
Also: The North Mariana Islands is a territory and is not allowed to participate in federal elections. It gets one nonvoting delegate to the US House of Representatives. It does send delegates to the party primaries however.

Ohio

Ohio offers online voter registration. To register or update your registration, visit the state's voter registration webpage: https://olvr.sos.state.oh.us/.
Qualifications for registration: You need to be a US citizen living in Ohio and 18 by Election Day. You cannot register if a probate court has declared you incompetent or you have been permanently denied voting rights over election law violations. You cannot vote while you're incarcerated for a felony.
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, this state has a strict non-photo ID law.

Oklahoma

Oklahoma has enacted, but not yet implemented online voter registration. For information on how to register to vote or update your registration, visit the state's voter registration information webpage: https://www.ok.gov/elections/Voter_Info/Register_to_Vote/index.htm.
Qualifications for registration: You must be a US citizen, living in Oklahoma and 18 to register. Convicted felons can register to vote after a period of time equal to the time of the original sentence. You cannot register if you have been judged "incapacitated."
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, you must provide an ID or your voter registration card, otherwise you have to use a provisional ballot.

Oregon

Oregon offers online voter registration. To register or update your registration, visit the state's voter registration webpage: http://sos.oregon.gov/voting/Pages/registration.aspx?lang=en.
Qualifications for registration: You must be a US citizen living in Oregon. You can register at 18 but you need to be 18 by Election Day to vote. Convicted felons not currently serving a sentence have their voting rights restored. You cannot register to vote if you have been judged "incapacitated."

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania offers online voter registration. To register or update your registration, visit the state's voter registration webpage: https://www.pavoterservices.pa.gov/Pages/VoterRegistrationApplication.asp
Qualifications for registration: You must be a US citizen (at least one month before the election) and a resident of Pennsylvania You need to be 18 by Election Day. Convicted felons not currently serving a sentence have their voting rights restored.

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico does not offer online voter registration. For information on how to register to vote or update your registration, visit the territory's voter registration information webpage: http://ww2.ceepur.org/es-pr/Paginas/default.aspx.
Qualifications for registration: You must be a citizen and resident of Puerto Rico, at least 18 years old on Election Day and not adjudicated "incapacitated."

Rhode Island

Rhode Island offers online voter registration. To register or update your registration, visit the state's voter registration webpage: https://vote.sos.ri.gov/.
Qualifications for registration: You must be a US citizen, living in Rhode Island and 16 to register, but 18 to vote. You cannot register if a court of law has deemed you "non-compos mentis." Convicted felons not currently serving a sentence have their voting rights restored.

South Carolina

South Carolina offers online voter registration. To register or update your registration, visit the state's voter registration webpage: https://www.scvotes.org/south-carolina-voter-registration-information.
Qualifications for registration: You must be a US citizen,18 by Election Day and living in South Carolina. You cannot vote if a court has judged you incompetent, and convicted felons can vote after completing their sentences, including parole and probation.
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, you need a photo ID or your voter registration card, otherwise you must use a provisional ballot.

South Dakota

South Dakota does not offer online voter registration. For information on how to register to vote or update your registration, visit the state's voter registration information webpage: http://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/voting/register-to-vote/default.asp.
Qualifications for registration: You must be a US citizen, living in South Dakota, 18 by Election Day and not currently serving a sentence for a felony or judged mentally incompetent by a court of law.
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, if you do not present a valid ID, you must sign an affidavit with your name and address.

Tennessee

Tennessee does not offer online voter registration. For information on how to register to vote or update your registration, visit the state's voter registration information webpage: https://ovr.govote.tn.gov/.
Qualifications for registration: You must be a US citizen living in Tennessee, 18 by Election Day. You cannot register to vote if you have been convicted of a felony unless you have had your voting rights restored, which must be completed by a probation/parole officer or a criminal court clerk.
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, this state has a strict photo ID law.

Texas

Texas does not offer online voter registration. For information on how to register to vote or update your registration, visit the state's voter registration information webpage: http://www.votetexas.gov/register-to-vote/index.htm.
Qualifications for registration: You can register when you are 17 years and 10 months old if you will be 18 on Election Day. You must be a US citizen and a resident of Texas. You cannot be judged either "totally mentally incapacitated or "partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote." Convicted felons can vote after completing their sentences, including parole and probation.
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, this state has a strict photo ID law.

Utah

Utah offers online voter registration. To register or update your registration, visit the state's voter registration webpage: https://vote.utah.gov/vote/menu/inde.
Qualifications for registration: You must be a US citizen, 18 on Election Day and living in Utah. Convicted felons not currently serving a sentence have their voting rights restored.

Vermont

Vermont offers online voter registration. To register or update your registration, visit the state's voter registration webpage: https://olvr.sec.state.vt.us/.
Qualifications for registration: You must be a US citizen, 18 years old by Election Day and living in Vermont. The first time you register you must also take "the voter's oath," something unique to Vermont.
Voting rights are unrestricted, convicted felons can even vote absentee from prison.

Virgin Islands

The Virgin Islands does not offer online voter registration. For information on how to register to vote or update your registration, visit the territory's voter registration information webpage: https://www.vivote.gov/voters/register-vote.
Qualifications for registration: You must be a US citizen, 18 before the election and a resident of the Virgin Islands. You cannot register if you are a convicted felon who has not been discharged or pardoned or if you have been "adjudged mentally incompetent."

Virginia

Virginia offers online voter registration. To register or update your registration, visit the state's voter registration webpage: https://www.elections.virginia.gov/.
Qualifications for registration: You must be a US citizen and living in Virginia. You can register at 17 if you will be 18 by Election Day, although you may not vote in the general election until you are 18. You cannot register to vote if a court has declared you mentally incompetent, or if you have been convicted of a felony, unless you have had your rights restored.
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, this state has a strict photo ID law.

Washington

Washington offers online voter registration. To register or update your registration, visit the state's voter registration webpage: http://weiapplets.sos.wa.gov/MyVoteOLVR/MyVoteOLVR?org=oso.
Qualifications for registration: You must be a US citizen living in Washington and 18 by Election Day. You cannot register if a court has judged you incompetent. All people convicted for felonies must register again after completing their time, probation and parole. If you fail to make payments on court fines three times in a year, the prosecutor can revoke your voting rights.

West Virginia

West Virginia offers online voter registration. To register or update your registration, visit the state's voter registration webpage: https://ovr.sos.wv.gov/Register/Landing.
Qualifications for registration: You must be a US citizen living in West Virginia and 18 by Election Day. You cannot register if a court has judged you incompetent. Convicted felons can vote after completing their sentences, including parole and probation.

Wisconsin

Wisconsin offers online voter registration. To register or update your registration, visit the state's voter registration webpage: https://myvote.wi.gov/en-us/RegisterOnlin.
Qualifications for registration: You must be a US citizen, living in Wisconsin and 18 by Election Day. You cannot register if a court has judged you incompetent, and convicted felons can vote after completing their sentences, including parole and probation. Wisconsin's Government Accountability Board says, "You are not eligible to vote if you have placed a bet or a wager on the outcome of the election."
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, this state has a strict photo ID law.

Wyoming

Wyoming does not offer online voter registration. For information on how to register to vote or update your registration, visit the state's voter registration information webpage: http://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/RegisteringToVote.asp.
Qualifications for registration: You must be a US citizen living in Wyoming and 18 by Election Day. You cannot register if you have been "adjudicated mentally incompetent" or convicted of a felony unless you have had your civil or voting rights restored.