Know the Voting Laws in Your State

 

Election Day 2012 is on Tuesday, November 6. With all the coverage of the election, it’s unlikely that you’ll forget when that important day is. What you might not know is that, in states across the country, new laws have gone into effect that could potentially prevent you from voting. The conservative crusade for voter identification laws is little more than a way to disenfranchise poor people and minorities. It’s important to know the laws in your state.

Below is a list of registration deadlines for each state, plus the website where you can go for more information.

Alabama
Registration Deadline: October 26
For more information:
www.sos.state.al.us/elections

Alaska
Registration Deadline: October 7
For more information:
www.elections.alaska.gov

Arizona
Registration Deadline: October 8
For more information:
www.azsos.gov/election

Arkansas
Registration Deadline: October 7
For more information:
www.sos.arkansas.gov/elections

California
Registration Deadline: October 22
For more information:
www.sos.ca.gov/elections/

Colorado
Registration Deadline: October 9
For more information:
www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections

Connecticut
Registration Deadline: October 30
For more information:
www.ct.gov/sots

Delaware
Registration Deadline: October 13
For more information:
www.elections.delaware.gov

District of Columbia
Registration Deadline: October 15
For more information:
www.dcboee.us

Florida
Registration Deadline: October 9
For more information:
election.dos.state.fl.us/

Georgia
Registration Deadline: October 8
For more information:
www.sos.ga.gov/elections

Hawaii
Registration Deadline: October 8
For more information:
www.hawaii.gov/elections

Idaho
Registration Deadline: Election Day
For more information:
www.idahovotes.gov

Illinois
Registration Deadline: October 9
For more information:
www.elections.state.il.us

Indiana
Registration Deadline: October 9
For more information:
http://www.in.gov/sos/elections

Iowa
Registration Deadline: Election Day
For more information:
www.sos.iowa.gov

Kansas
Registration Deadline: October 16
For more information:
www.kssos.org/elections/elections.html

Kentucky
Registration Deadline: October 9
For more information:
www.sos.ky.gov/elections

Louisiana
Registration Deadline: October 8
For more information:
www.sos.la.gov/tabid/68/default.aspx

Maine
Registration Deadline: Election Day
For more information:
www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec

Maryland
Registration deadline: October 16
For more information:
www.elections.state.md.us

Massachusetts
Registration Deadline: October 17
For more information:
www.sec.state.ma.us/ele

Michigan
Registration Deadline: October 9
For more information:
www.michigan.gov/sos

Minnesota
Registration Deadline: Election Day
For more information:
www.sos.state.mn.us/index.aspx?page=4

Mississippi
Registration Deadline: October 6
For more information:
www.sos.ms.gov/elections.aspx

Missouri
Registration Deadline: October 10
For more information:
www.sos.mo.gov/elections

Montana
Registration Deadline: Election Day
For more information:
www.sos.mt.gov/elections

Nebraska
Registration Deadline: October 26
For more information:
www.sos.state.ne.us/elec

Nevada
Registration Deadline: October 16
For more information:
www.nvsos.gov/elections

New Hampshire
Registration Deadline: Election Day
For more information:
www.sos.nh.gov/elections.aspx

New Jersey
Registration Deadline: October 16
For more information:
www.nj.gov/state/elections

New Mexico
Registration Deadline: October 9
For more information:
www.sos.state.nm.us

New York
Registration Deadline: October 17
For more information:
www.elections.ny.gov

North Carolina
Registration Deadline: October 12
For more information:
www.ncsbe.gov

North Dakota
Registration Deadline: Election Day
For more information:
www.nd.gov/sos/electvote

Ohio
Registration Deadline: October 9
For more information:
www.sos.state.oh.us/elections.aspx

Oklahoma
Registration Deadline: October 12
For more information:
www.ok.gov/elections

Oregon
Registration Deadline: October 16
For more information:
www.oregonvotes.org

Pennsylvania
Registration Deadline: October 9
For more information:
www.dos.state.pa.us/bcel

Rhode Island
Registration Deadline: October 6
For more information:
www.elections.state.ri.us

South Carolina
Registration Deadline: October 6
For more information:
www.scvotes.org

South Dakota
Registration Deadline: October 22
For more information:
www.sdsos.gov/elections

Tennessee
Registration Deadline: October 9
For more information:
www.tn.gov/sos/election

Texas
Registration Deadline: October 9
For more information:
www.sos.state.tx.us/elections

Utah
Registration Deadline: October 22
For more information:
www.elections.utah.gov

Vermont
Registration Deadline: October 31
For more information:
www.vermont-elections.org

Virginia
Registration Deadline: October 15
For more information:
www.sbe.virginia.gov

Washington
Registration Deadline: October 29
For more information:
www.sos.wa.gov/elections

West Virginia
Registration Deadline: October 24
For more information:
www.sos.wv.gov/elections

Wisconsin
Registration Deadline: Election Day
For more information:
gab.wi.gov/elections-voting

Wyoming
Registration Deadline: October 22
For more information:
soswy.state.wy.us/elections/elections.aspx

 

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