Leaving Connecticut for college? Do you want to cast your vote towards your new community? Making a plan to vote and navigating each state's voting laws can be tricky. To learn more about whether and how you can vote in your new location, select your state from the menu below.
California
- Registration requirements:
- U.S. Citizenship
- At least 18 years old on Election Day
- Not currently serving prison term for a felony
- Not found mentally incompetent to vote by a court
- Only claim the right to vote in California
- How can I register to vote?
- Online: Complete the online voter registration form
- By mail: Pick up a voter registration application at a California DMV or post office, or request one from a county election office
- Phone: Call 800-345-VOTE-8683 to request a voter registration application through the mail
- Registration can be completed using a campus address
- You may use the last four digits of your social security number OR California drivers license/ID card number to register. If you have none of those listed, the county office will assign you a voter number to use
- How do I vote?
- In-person: Find your polling place and attend on Election Day
- Must bring acceptable ID as follows:
- Utility bill
- Document sent to you by a government agency
- U.S. passport
- Driver’s License
- California ID card
- Student ID card
- Must bring acceptable ID as follows:
- By mail: use the mail-in ballot sent to you and mail it to your county election official, return it in-person to a polling place, place it in a ballot drop box, or authorize someone else to return the ballot using the authorization section on the ballot envelope
- In-person: Find your polling place and attend on Election Day
Colorado
- Registration requirements:
- U.S. Citizenship
- 16 years of age. Voters must be 18 but can vote in a primary election at age 17 if they will turn 18 by the general election
- Must be a Colorado resident for at least 22 days
- A student can choose to reside in Colorado if they consider their home in Colorado to be their primary place of living, which they return to after temporary absence
- A student can choose to reside in Colorado if they consider their home in Colorado to be their primary place of living, which they return to after temporary absence
- Not currently serving a term of imprisonment for a felony conviction
- U.S. Citizenship
- How to register:
- Online: register no later than 8 days before election day. Valid Colorado driver’s license or state issued ID card from the Colorado Department of Revenue are required
- Paper form: can be found on the Secretary of State website or at the county clerk and recorder’s office, and any federal post office providing voter registration applications. Must be mailed, faxed, or scanned and emailed to county clerk and recorder’s office no later than 8 days before election day
- In-person: registration can be completed at the following locations. With the exception of voter registration drives, with a deadline of 22 days before election day, these options must occur no later than 8 days before election day. Afterwards, voters can register in-person at a voter service and polling center in their county.
- A Colorado DMV when applying for or updating driver’s license
- Offices that provide public assistance
- Recruitment offices of the armed forces
- Any federal, state, or local government office or non-government office that provides voter registration service and applications
- A voter service and polling center
- A voter registration drive
- A Colorado DMV when applying for or updating driver’s license
- Online: register no later than 8 days before election day. Valid Colorado driver’s license or state issued ID card from the Colorado Department of Revenue are required
- Voting can be done at a voter service and polling center; however, all voters are automatically mailed a ballot as well. Voters must choose to vote either in-person or by mail
Delaware
- Registration requirements:
- U.S. Citizenship
- Delaware resident - “Delaware is your home”
- At least 18 years of age on or before the date of the general election
- Have not been adjudged mentally incompetent
- If convicted of a felony, must have completed sentencing. Some felonies are automatically disqualifying; see them here
- How to register:
- Online
- At a mobile registration event
- By mail: fill in this form and mail, email, or fax it to the Department’s office of your county. Voters can also call the Department’s office of their county and have the form mailed to them
- Copy of ID required. Options include:
- Delaware driver’s license or State ID card
- A copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck or other government document that shows your name and address
- Copy of ID required. Options include:
- At certain government offices. Options include:
- Your county’s Department office
- At the DMV when applying for, renewing, or updating driver’s license
- At State Service Centers when applying for services
- At the Department of Labor: Division of Training and the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
- At WIC Program offices when applying for programs
- At Armed Forces Recruitment offices when applying for services
- At some Social Security offices
- At the State Election Commissioner's Office
- At institutions of higher education when registering for classes
- See Election Calendar for deadlines. Registration can be completed until the fourth Saturday before a Primary or General Election
- Delaware suggests that students who are residents of other states vote absentee
Florida
- Requirements:
- U.S. Citizenship
- Florida residency
- To establish domicile in Florida, you must file a sworn statement showing that you reside in a home that you recognize and intend to maintain as permanent. This can be done with the office of the clerk of the circuit court
- At least 18 years old to vote. Pre-registration is allowed at 16
- Not be deemed mentally incapacitated with respect to voting in any state without voting rights having been restored
- Not have been convicted of a felony without voting rights having been restored
- How to register:
- Online: Florida driver’s license or state ID required
- By mail using this form, which should be completed, signed, and mailed/delivered to your county’s Supervisor of Elections office
- In-person: applications are available at the following locations:
- Your county Supervisor of Elections office
- Libraries
- Any entity authorized by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to issue fishing, hunting, or trapping permits.
- A Florida driver’s license office
- Aax collector’s office that issues FL driver’s licenses & ID cards
- A voter registration agency
- Deadline: 29 days before Election Day
Illinois
- Registration requirements:
- U.S. Citizenship
- 17 years old on the date of the Primary Election and turn 18 by the date of the General or Consolidated Election
- Have lived in your election precinct at least 30 days prior to election day
- Not be serving a sentence of confinement in a penal institution as a result of a conviction
- Not claim the right to vote anywhere else
- How to register:
- Online: if you do not have an Illinois driver’s license or state ID, you can print the application at the end and mail it in. See mail-in instructions below. Online registration is available up until the 16 days prior to the election
- By mail: download a registration form and mail it to the election authority of your jurisdiction or to the State Board of Elections, Voter Registration Department at 2329 S. MacArthur Blvd., Springfield, IL 62704, who will forward it to the appropriate jurisdiction. You must enclose a copy of a current and valid photo identification or a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck or other government document that shows your name and address. An identification card issued by a college or university accompanied by either a copy of your contract or lease for a residence or any postmarked mail delivered to the applicant at their current residence address is acceptable. Registration is available up until the 27 days prior to the election
- In-person: you may register at the following locations up until the 27 days prior to the election:
- The office of the election authority
- Driver’s license facilities
- With deputy registrars who are appointed in each jurisdiction
- The County Clerk's office
- The Board of Election Commissioner's office
- City and Village offices
- Township offices
- Schools
- Public Libraries
- Military Recruitment Offices
- Locations specifically designated by the election authority Online
- If you miss the deadline to register, grace period registration is available up until election day at sites authorized by each election authority
- See this “Registering to Vote” guide for more information
Indiana
- Registration requirements:
- U.S. Citizenship
- Resident of Indiana, living in the precinct where you vote for at least 30 days prior to the election
- As a college student, you may register at your school address, regardless of where you intend to return after college or during school breaks. It is a violation of election law to challenge your voting rights solely because you are enrolled in an educational institution or your address is that of an educational institution’s housing
- At least 18 years old on or before the next election
- Not currently in prison for being convicted of a crime
- How to register:
- Online: valid Indiana driver’s license or state-issued identification card required
- By mail: fill out this form and mail it to the address of your county’s office provided on Page 2, or send it to the Indiana Election Division. You must provide one of the following documents at the polls to confirm your residence:
- Indiana Driver’s License or Indiana State Identification Card, with your current name and address
- Any current and valid photo ID issued by the U.S. government, State of Indiana or a Native American Indian tribe or band recognized by the United States government that contains the voter’s current name and address
- A current utility bill, with your current name and address
- A bank statement, with your current name and address
- Government check with your current name and address
- Paycheck with your current name and address
- Other government document that shows your current name and address
- In-person: you may register at the voter registration or county clerk’s office, any BMV license branch when conducting a “credential transaction” (such as obtaining a driver’s license, permit, or identification card), or a public assistance office if you are applying for service or assistance
- If you do not receive a voter registration card confirming your eligibility after 30 days, call your county voter registration office
- How to vote
- You may vote early
- A valid photo ID is required to vote in person
- You may apply to vote via absentee ballot
Louisiana
- Registration requirements:
- U.S. Citizenship
- 17 years of age (16 years permitted if registering in-person at the registrar of voters office or at the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles). You must be 18 years old to vote
- Not under an order of imprisonment for conviction of a felony
- Not be under a judgment of full interdiction for mental incompetence or partial interdiction with suspension of voting rights
- Reside in the parish at which you will be voting
- Definition: if you intend for your Louisiana address to be your legal residence, then you are a resident
- Out-of-state college students can use their school address for voter registration
- Definition: if you intend for your Louisiana address to be your legal residence, then you are a resident
- U.S. Citizenship
- How to register:
- Online: Louisiana driver’s license or special ID card required. Due at least 20 days before election day
- By mail: fill out this form and return it to your local registrar of voters office by mail or in-person at least 30 days before election day. Forms may not be faxed
- In-person: you may register at the following locations at least 30 days before election day:
- Any registrar of voters office
- A Louisiana DMV
- Public assistance offices and agencies that administer or provide services under the food stamp program, Medicaid program, the Supplemental Food for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program, the Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program (FITAP) and the Child Case Assistance Program (CCAP)
- Offices that provide state-funded programs primarily engaged in providing services to persons with disabilities
- Armed forces recruitment offices
- Other offices dedicated by rule, which may include public libraries, public schools and local government offices
- Any registrar of voters office
- Online: Louisiana driver’s license or special ID card required. Due at least 20 days before election day
Maine
- Registration requirements:
- U.S. Citizenship
- 16 years of age (must be 18 years old to vote, or 17 for a primary election if you will be 18 by the general election)
- Have established & maintained a voting residence in the municipality in which you are voting.
- Residency in Maine is defined as a place where someone has established a permanent home that they intend to return to after temporary absence; this can include college or university
- Permissible documentation includes:
- A direct statement under oath of intention to reside at a particular place
- The location of your dwelling
- The place where your motor vehicle is registered
- Income tax returns or other tax documents showing residence address
- Residence address where mail is received
- Residence address on a hunting or fishing license
- Residence address on driver’s license or state ID card
- Eligibility for public benefits based on residence
- Other documentation like utility bills that show objective facts pertaining to place of residence
- A direct statement under oath of intention to reside at a particular place
- Residency in Maine is defined as a place where someone has established a permanent home that they intend to return to after temporary absence; this can include college or university
- Note: establishing residency means being a resident in regards to other government activities as well. You may need to update information with the Bureau of Motor Vehicles for driver’s license & vehicle registration, for example. Paying out-of-state tuition does not exclude you from becoming a resident in this sense
- U.S. Citizenship
- How to register:
- By mail: you can download and print this Word document or this fillable PDF to be hand-delivered or mailed to your town office or city hall. If you are unable to print this document, contact your town clerk to have a voter registration card mailed to you. See these instructions for more information about how to fill out the card
- In-person: you can also fill out a card at your town office or city hall, any Motor Vehicle branch office, in most state and federal social service agencies, or at voter registration drives. There is no voter registration deadline if you do so at your town office or city hall
- First-time Maine voters must provide identity documentation to establish their voting residency in Maine. Acceptable documentation includes:
- Government document or credential with photo ID (such as a driver’s license, State ID, valid U.S. Passport, or military ID)
- Government ID document/credential without photo (such as a certified birth certificate or signed Social Security card)
- An official document that shows your name and address (such as eligibility for public benefits, a utility bill, bank statement, government check, or paycheck)
- Verified unique identifier (Maine driver’s license number or last four numbers of Social Security Number)
- Government document or credential with photo ID (such as a driver’s license, State ID, valid U.S. Passport, or military ID)
- By mail: you can download and print this Word document or this fillable PDF to be hand-delivered or mailed to your town office or city hall. If you are unable to print this document, contact your town clerk to have a voter registration card mailed to you. See these instructions for more information about how to fill out the card
Maryland
- Registration requirements:
- U.S. Citizenship
- Maryland residency
- You may use your campus address as your residential address; you must include your dormitory and room number. If you choose this option, you must cancel registration in your home state
- At least 16 years of age (you must be 18 by the next general election to vote)
- No conviction of buying or selling votes
- Not under guardianship for mental disability and have been deemed unable to communicate a desire to vote by a court
- Not in jail for a felony conviction
- How to register:
- Online using Maryland's Online Voter Registration System (OLVR)
- By mail: send to local board of elections or State Board of Elections postmarked by the voter registration deadline
- In-person before election day: visit one of the following locations by the voter registration deadline
- Your local board of elections
- The State Board of Elections
- Your local Department of Health office
- The Maryland Department of Human Services local offices
- The Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) offices
- Your local Area Agency on Aging office
- The MTA Paratransit Certification Office
- All public institutions of higher education
- Recruitment offices of the U.S. Armed Forces
- Marriage license offices
- Offices for students with disabilities at all Maryland colleges and universities
- In-person when voting: you also may register to vote at your polling place when voting early or on election day
- For proof of residency, you must bring your MVA-issued license or state ID card, or a change of address card, paycheck, bank statement, utility bill, or other government document with your name and address
Massachusetts
- Registration requirements:
- U.S. Citizenship
- 16 years old to pre-register; 18 years old to vote
- Not currently incarcerated by reason of a felony conviction
- How to register:
- Online: this option is only available if you have a Massachusetts driver's license or Massachusetts ID
- By mail: Print this PDF registration form (more languages are available on the Sec. of State’s website), fill it out, and mail it to your local election office
- In-person: Pick up a registration form at your local election office, the Election’s Division of the Secretary of the Commonwealth office, the Registry of Motor Vehicles, or certain public assistance agencies, and hand it back once completed
- Automatically: if you apply for or renew a driver's license or state ID at the RMV, or apply for health insurance through MassHealth or the Commonwealth Health Connector, you will be automatically registered to vote unless you opt out
- Deadline to register: 20 days before Election Day
- You may use your campus address and the last four digits of your social security number when registering by mail or in-person
- Online: this option is only available if you have a Massachusetts driver's license or Massachusetts ID
- How do I vote?
- You need an ID that shows your name and address used to register to vote (e.g. lease, utility bill, rent receipt)
- In-person: check-in at your polling place, where you may be asked to show ID and mark your ballot
- Absentee ballot: download the absentee ballot application and mail/email/fax it to your local election office (typed signatures are not accepted)
- You are only qualified to vote by mail if you are away from town on Election Day, have a disability that prevents you from going to your polling place, or have a religious belief that prevents you from going to your polling place
- A ballot will be sent to your address. Mail your completed ballot to your local town/city hall or drop it in a ballot drop box if available before Election Day
Michigan
- Registration requirements:
- U.S. Citizenship
- Michigan resident and resident of township of voting for 30 days
- 18 years of age (you may register at 17 ½; but you must be 18 on election day)
- Not currently serving a jail or prison sentence
- U.S. Citizenship
- How to register:
- Online: Michigan driver’s license or state ID required
- By mail: send in this form, postmarked at least 15 days before election day
- At a Secretary of State office; city, township, or county clerk’s office; any state agency providing services to people with disabilities; or through a voter registration drive
- Registration must be completed in-person at the local clerk’s office if it is within 14 days of election day. In this case, additional proof of residency in the form of Michigan driver’s license or state ID, a high school/college/university-issued document (university registration forms, financial aid documents, webpage of university student portal displaying name & address), bank statement, or utility bill, is required
- Online: Michigan driver’s license or state ID required
Minnesota
60 Empire Dr.
Suite 100
Saint Paul, MN 55103
- Registration requirements:
- U.S. Citizenship
- 18 years of age on election day
- Minnesota resident for 20 days
- Residency is defined as where you consider home - you may be a resident while paying out-of-state tuition at a university or holding a driver’s license in a state outside of Minnesota
- If convicted of a felony, you must have finished all parts of your sentence, including probation and parole
- How to register:
- Online: must be completed at least 20 days before election day. Minnesota driver’s license or identification code required
- By mail: fill out this form at least 20 days before election day and mail it to either your county election office or
60 Empire Dr.
Suite 100
Saint Paul, MN 55103
- On election day; proof of residence required
- Photo ID AND student fee statement, college student ID with housing list sent from universities to election officials, and other options are available
- Early, in-person voting is permitted up to 46 days before election day
Missouri
- Registration requirements:
- U.S. Citizenship
- Resident of Missouri; registered in the jurisdiction of the voter’s domicile
- 17 years and 6 months of age (if 18 by election day)
- Not imprisoned or on probation or parole following conviction of a felony
- Not convicted a felony or misdemeanor related to voting
- Not declared mentally incapacitated
- U.S. Citizenship
- How to register:
- Online
- Print & mail: use this link here to find your county’s addressed application. Your application must be postmarked by Election Day deadline
- You can request for an application to be mailed to you here
- You can request for an application to be mailed to you here
- In-person: register at a DMV, any state agency providing services to the public, or your County Clerk’s office, which can be found here
- Online
New Hampshire
- Registration requirements:
- U.S. Citizenship
- 18 years of age
- Domiciled in town or ward where the person seeks to vote
- U.S. Citizenship
- How to register:
- You may register directly at your town or city clerk’s office or your community’s Supervisors of the Checklist by the deadline of 6-13 days before Election Day, or on Election Day at your polling place
- Use campus address to register
- Bring a driver’s license or non-driver ID from any state, a birth certificate, U.S. passport, or naturalization document. If you don’t have any of these, you can sign a Qualified Voter Affidavit in front of an election official if you don’t have any of the above documents. Proof of domicile is required as well, in the form of either:
- NH driver’s license
- Document from a school that has your name and address where you live (consult your school official if you are unsure where to find this)
- Note signed by school official
- Rental agreement, lease, or similar document
- Property tax bill, or similar document that shows you own the place you are domiciled in
- Voter photo ID issued by the DMV (ask town or city clerk for a voucher to present to the DMV to receive one)
- Tax forms, or other government form
- Form from the US Post Office with your name and address
- Public utility bill
- Note from a homeless shelter
- Signed Domicile Affidavit
- NH driver’s license
- Absentee voter registration: ONLY available if you will be absent from town or city when the Supervisors of the Checklist meet to receive voter registration applications, cannot appear in public for religious commitments, are a victim of domestic violence, have an active protective order, or participate in the Attorney General’s address confidentiality program
- You may register directly at your town or city clerk’s office or your community’s Supervisors of the Checklist by the deadline of 6-13 days before Election Day, or on Election Day at your polling place
- How do I vote?
- Find your polling place here
New Jersey
- Registration requirements:
- U.S. Citizenship
- At least 17, but must be 18 to vote
- County resident for at least 30 days prior to the election
- It is students’ choice where to vote
- It is students’ choice where to vote
- Not serving a sentence of incarceration due to a conviction for an indictable offense
- U.S. Citizenship
- How to register:
- Online: current and valid driver’s license, non-driver Identification card, or Social Security Number (must have the ability to sign on-screen or upload signature) required
- Paper form: select your county’s application and send it to your County Commissioner of Registration or Superintendent of Elections
- Deadline: 21 days before election day
- Online: current and valid driver’s license, non-driver Identification card, or Social Security Number (must have the ability to sign on-screen or upload signature) required
New York
- Registration requirements:
- U.S. Citizenship
- At least 18 years old
- Resident of New York for at least 30 days
- Not be in prison for a felony
- Not vote in any other state
- Not found to be incompetent by a court
- U.S. Citizenship
- How can I register to vote?
- Mail and in-person registration deadline is October 8, 2021
- Online form: Fill out a PDF version of the form here and mail it to your county board of elections
- By mail form: Request a form to be mailed here and send your completed form to your county board of elections
- Phone: Call 1-800-VOTE to request a voter application
- May use campus address to register
- Use the last four digits of social security number or New York State DMV ID card number
- Mail and in-person registration deadline is October 8, 2021
- How do I vote?
- Bring an acceptable form of ID to the polls: passport, government ID card, military ID card, student ID card, public housing ID card, utility bill, bank statement, paycheck, government check, and other government documents
- Polling place: Find your polling place through the NY State Board of Elections website and place your ballot in-person
- Absentee ballot: Apply for an absentee ballot only if you will be absent on Election Day or cannot appear at the polls due to a illness or disability
- Print and deliver this application to local county board of elections
- Bring an acceptable form of ID to the polls: passport, government ID card, military ID card, student ID card, public housing ID card, utility bill, bank statement, paycheck, government check, and other government documents
North Carolina
- Registration requirements:
- U.S. Citizenship
- Have lived in the county in which you are voting for at least 30 days
- College students qualify if they have no intent to return to their former home post-graduation
- College students qualify if they have no intent to return to their former home post-graduation
- 18 years old of age
- 16 & 17 year olds can pre-register
- 17 year olds can vote in primaries if they will be 18 by the general election
- 16 & 17 year olds can pre-register
- Not be serving a sentence for a felony conviction, including probation, parole, or post-release supervision
- U.S. Citizenship
- How to register:
- With the DMV
- You may register while applying for a vehicle license or ID
- You may apply online
- You may register while applying for a vehicle license or ID
- Paper form: complete, print, sign, and mail to your county board of elections. Wait for the voter registration card in the mail and contact your county board of elections if you do not receive it
- In-person at government agencies
- In-person during early voting
- Find an early voting site
- Must provide proof of residence; options include:
- North Carolina driver’s license
- Government agency-issued photo ID
- Copy of utility bill
- Copy of bank statement
- Copy of paycheck
- Copy of government document showing name & address
- College/university photo identification card with either a document from the school displaying your name and address or a roster sent to the county board of elections office
- North Carolina driver’s license
- Find an early voting site
- Deadlines:
- 25 days before the election
- Mailed applications must be postmarked by this deadline and received no later than 20 days before election day
- Only would-be voters who become naturalized U.S. Citizenships or whose rights of citizenship are restored after serving a felony sentence ahead of Election Day, but after the regular voter registration deadline, may register and vote during early voting or on Election Day
- 25 days before the election
- With the DMV
Ohio
- Registration requirements:
- U.S. Citizenship
- 18 years old on or before the date of the next general election (you may vote in a primary prior to 18 if you will be 18 by the general election)
- Resident of Ohio for at least 30 days before the election
- College students may use their college address as their residence if they do not intend to return to a different permanent address. The student should consider their school address their permanent address that they plan to return to when absent at the time of voting
- College students may use their college address as their residence if they do not intend to return to a different permanent address. The student should consider their school address their permanent address that they plan to return to when absent at the time of voting
- Not incarcerated for a felony conviction
- Not declared incompetent for voting purposes by a probate court
- Not been permanently disenfranchised for violating election laws
- U.S. Citizenship
- How to register:
- Online: complete by October 4 for the November 2 general election. Ohio driver’s license or identification card number are required
- By mail: fill out this form or ask a county board of elections or the Secretary of State's office to mail a voter registration form to you here
- In-person: the following locations are available:
- The office of the Secretary of State
- The office of any of the 88 county boards of elections
- The office of the registrar or any deputy registrar of the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles
- Public libraries
- Public high schools or vocational schools
- County treasurers' offices; or
- Offices of designated agencies, including:
- The Department of Job and Family Services
- The Department of Health (including the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program)
- The Department of Mental Health
- The Department of Developmental Disabilities
- Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities; or
- The office of any state-assisted college or university responsible for providing assistance to students with disabilities
- The Department of Job and Family Services
- The office of the Secretary of State
- Registration must be completed by the 30th day before the election, or on the following day if the 30th day is a Sunday or legal holiday
- Online: complete by October 4 for the November 2 general election. Ohio driver’s license or identification card number are required
Pennsylvania
- Registration requirements:
- U.S. Citizenship for at least a month before Election Day
- Resident of Pennsylvania for 30 days
- 18 years old before the election
- How to register
- Use the last four digits of your social security number or a Pennsylvania driver license to register. If you have none, write none in the space provided in the form
- Online: Fill out this registration form
- By mail: Print this registration form and mail it to your county voter registration office
- In-person: Go to your local county office, ask for a voter registration form to fill out, and hand it back in-person
- Mail and in-person registration deadline is October 18, 2021
- After registering, you will receive a voter registration card
- How do I vote?
- Bring an acceptable form of ID, including: Passport, Pennsylvania driver’s license, student ID, utility bill, paycheck, government check, ID issued by the government, bank statement
- Polling place: Find your polling place through Pennsylvania’s Department of State website and fill your ballot in-person
- Absentee ballot: Apply for an absentee ballot online seven days before Election Day
- Emergency absentee ballot: you may fill out this form and send it to your local county election office to request an emergency ballot if you have a last minute illness, disability or absence
Rhode Island
- Requirements:
- U.S. Citizenship
- At least 16 to register/pre-register
- Not incarcerated upon a felony conviction
- Not judged ‘mentally incompetent” to vote by court of law
- U.S. Citizenship
- How to register:
- Online: register through the online voter registration here ONLY if you have a Rhode Island driver’s license or a Rhode Island State ID
- Mail: Download the paper registration form here and fill out online/by hand. The last four digits of your Social Security Number are required.. Mail the completed form to the closest town hall listed on the last page of the form
- In-person: Download the voter registration here and bring the completed form to your local board of canvassers listed here
- Deadline: 30 days before Election Day
- You may use your campus address to register if your permanent address is not in Rhode Island
- Online: register through the online voter registration here ONLY if you have a Rhode Island driver’s license or a Rhode Island State ID
- How do I vote?
- Find your polling place here
- Need to bring an acceptable ID as follows
- Rhode Island driver’s license/permit
- U.S. passport
- ID card issued by federally recognized tribal government
- ID card issued by an educational institution in the U.S.
- U.S. military ID card
- ID card issued by the U.S. government or RI state government
- Government issued medical card
- RI voter ID card
- Rhode Island driver’s license/permit
- Find your polling place here
South Carolina
- Registration requirements
- U.S. Citizenship
- 18 years old
- Resident of the South Carolina county or precinct in which you are registering
- No length of residency requirement - students can register at the physical address of their dormitory
- No length of residency requirement - students can register at the physical address of their dormitory
- Not be under a court order declaring mental incompetence
- Not be confined in a public prison for convicting a crime
- Have never been convicted of a felony or offense against the election laws unless you have served the entire sentence, including probation or parole, or have received a pardon for the conviction
- U.S. Citizenship
- How to register:
- Online: register at least 30 days before the election. South Carolina driver’s license or DMV ID required
- Paper form: download and complete, then mail, fax, or email to your county board of voter registration. Mailed forms must be postmarked at least 30 days prior to the election (or the following day if 30 days falls on a Sunday or legal holiday)
- In-person: visit your county board of voter registration or agencies providing voter registration under the National Voter Registration Act at least 30 days before the election. Eligible agencies include:
- Armed Forces Recruiting Stations
- Commission for the Blind
- Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services
- Department of Disabilities and Special Needs
- Department of Health and Environmental Control
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Department of Mental Health
- Department of Motor Vehicles
- Department of Social Services
- Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities
- Vocational Rehabilitation Department
- Armed Forces Recruiting Stations
- Online: register at least 30 days before the election. South Carolina driver’s license or DMV ID required
Tennessee
- Registration requirements:
- U.S. Citizenship
- Resident of Tennessee
- At least 18 years old
- Have not been declared ineligible to vote by a crime you were convicted for
- U.S. Citizenship
- How can I register to vote?
- Online: Use the online voter registration system found at the Secretary of State’s website ONLY if you have a Tennessee driver’s license or Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security ID
- Mail: Print the registration application form and mail it/hand it to your local county election office, which can be found here
- In-person: Pick up a voter registration application at a county election commission office, county clerk’s office, public library, or Register of Deeds Office and hand the completed application to the Dep. of Human Services, Dep. of Health, or DMV
- Deadline: mail registration form must be postmarked or hand-delivered to the proper county election commission office at least 30 days before the election
- You may use your campus address to register
- Online: Use the online voter registration system found at the Secretary of State’s website ONLY if you have a Tennessee driver’s license or Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security ID
- How do I vote?
- Find your polling place here
- You will need either: a Tennessee driver’s license, U.S. passport, photo ID issued by the federal or Tennessee state government, U.S. military photo ID, OR a Tennessee handgun permit with your photo
- If you are a first time voter who registered by mail, you must bring a photo ID that is not expired
- If you are unsure if your ID is accepted, contact the Division of Elections at 1-877-850-4959
- If you are a first time voter who registered by mail, you must bring a photo ID that is not expired
- Find your polling place here
Texas
- Registration requirements:
- U.S. Citizenship
- Resident of the county where you submit your application
- At least 17 years and 10 months of age to register. You must be at least 18 years old to vote on Election Day
- Not a convicted felon
- Not declared by a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be mentally incapacitated to vote
- How to register to vote
- Online: Use the online voter registration, print the form, and hand in the completed form to your county election office
- Request through mail: Request a voter application to be mailed to you through the Texas Sec. of State’s website. Once you receive and fill out the form, return it to your county election office
- Deadline: 30 days before Election Day
- You may use your campus address to register to vote. Use the last four digits of your Social Security Number OR a Texas driver’s license/ID number
- How to vote
- Bring an acceptable form of ID:
- Texas driver’s license, personal ID, handgun license, or Election ID certificate from DPS
- U.S. military ID with photo
- U.S. Citizenship certificate with photo
- U.S. passport
- If you have none of the above forms of ID, sign a Reasonable Impediment Declaration by presenting a birth certificate, current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, OR a government document with your name address
- Polling places are located on the “My Voter Page” two days before Election Day
- Polling places will be open from 7AM to 7PM on Election Day
- Registered and eligible voters may vote at any early voting location in the county of residence
- By mail: ONLY available if you are 65 years or older, sick or disabled, out of county on election day, or confined in jail
- Print the absentee ballot form or have it mailed to you, complete sections 1-10, attach postage, and send to the Early Voting Clerk in your county
- Bring an acceptable form of ID:
Vermont
- Registration requirements:
- U.S. Citizenship
- A resident of the Vermont town in which you are registering
- Residents are domiciled in their town; they consider Vermont their principal dwelling place that they return to when absent. College students can consider themselves residents if they choose
- Has taken (or previously taken) the Vermont’s Voter’s Oath
- 18 years old (you may vote before 18 in the primary election immediately preceding the general election if you will be 18 by the general election)
- How to register:
- Online: registration is allowed up until and including the day of the election, but if you registered the day before or the day of, you may not appear on the checklist and may be asked to fill out another application. The online application should be filled out by Friday to appear on the checklist. Acceptable forms of ID include valid photo ID (driver’s license or passport), current utility bill, current bank statement, or another government document containing the voter’s address. Contact the town clerk if acknowledgement has not been received 2-4 weeks after applying
- Paper application: can be mailed or completed at your local town clerk’s office. Registration is available during all normal business hours of your town or city clerk's office on days preceding the election and during polling hours on Election Day
Virginia
- Registration requirements:
- U.S. Citizenship
- Be a resident of Virginia
- A person who has come to Virginia for temporary purposes and intends to return to another state is not considered a resident for voting purposes. College students may register using a dormitory or college address if they consider it their residency for an unlimited amount of time; however, this intent can be changed at any time. Read more here
- A person who has come to Virginia for temporary purposes and intends to return to another state is not considered a resident for voting purposes. College students may register using a dormitory or college address if they consider it their residency for an unlimited amount of time; however, this intent can be changed at any time. Read more here
- Be at least 18 years old. However, any person who is 17 years old and will be eighteen years of age at the next general election shall be permitted to register in advance and also vote in any intervening primary or special election
- Not be registered and plan to vote in another state
- Not currently declared mentally incompetent by a court of law
- If convicted of a felony, your right to vote must have been restored
- U.S. Citizenship
- How to register:
- Online: valid Virginia driver’s license or state ID card required
- Download a PDF copy of the registration form and mail or hand-deliver to any official registration office, postmarked no later than the election deadline
- Obtain a registration form at any of the following locations and mail or hand-deliver to any official registration office, postmarked no later than the election deadline:
- State or local government offices when applying or re-certifying for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), SNAP, WIC, Medicaid, or Rehabilitation Service
- Government offices in the State that provide State-funded programs primarily engaged in providing services to person with disabilities
- Armed forces recruitment offices
- Public libraries
- Virginia Department of Elections office
- Department of Motor Vehicles offices
- Voter Registration Drives
- State or local government offices when applying or re-certifying for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), SNAP, WIC, Medicaid, or Rehabilitation Service
- Deadlines are as follows:
- 22 days before a general election
- 22 days before a primary election
- 14 days before a special election
- 7 days before a special election called by the governor
- 22 days before a general election
- You will receive a voter registration card after successfully registering to vote
- Online: valid Virginia driver’s license or state ID card required
- How Do I vote?
- Polling places are open from 6am-7pm on election day
- You must bring an acceptable form of identification, such as a Virginia driver’s license or sign an ID confirmation statement
- It’s possible to vote early at your local registrar’s office beginning 45 days before the election
- You may complete an absentee ballot application online or on paper and return the form to your local registrar’s office by mail, fax, or email
- Polling places are open from 6am-7pm on election day
Wisconsin
- Registration requirements
- U.S. Citizenship
- At least 18 years old. You may register at 17 if you will turn 18 by the next election
- Have resided at your current address for at least 28 days prior to the election
- Residency means an intent to return when absent at the time of voting; you do not have to consider your Wisconsin home permanent. Therefore, students may register at their campus address
- Residency means an intent to return when absent at the time of voting; you do not have to consider your Wisconsin home permanent. Therefore, students may register at their campus address
- Not serving a felony sentence, including probation or supervision
- Not adjudicated incompetent to vote by a judge
- Have not placed a bet or wager on the outcome of the election
- U.S. Citizenship
- How to register:
- Online: valid Wisconsin driver’s license or state ID card required. You may register online up to 20 days before the election
- By mail: fill out this form and print, sign, and send it to your municipal clerk up to 20 days before the election. Proof of residence document required
- In your municipal clerk’s office up until the Friday before the election at 5:00 p.m. or close of business, whichever is later. Proof of residence document required
- At the polling place on election day: proof of residence document required
- Valid proof of residence documents include:
- A current and valid State of Wisconsin Driver License or State ID card or any other official identification card or license issued by a Wisconsin governmental body or unit
- Any identification card issued by an employer in the normal course of business and bearing a photo of the card holder, but not including a business card
- A real estate tax bill or receipt for the current year or the year preceding the date of the election
- A university, college, or technical college identification card (must include photo) ONLY if you provide a fee receipt dated within the last 9 months or the institution provides a certified housing list to the municipal clerk
- A utility bill from no earlier than 90 days before election day
- A bank or credit card statement
- A paycheck or paystub
- A check or other document issued by a unit of government
- A letter on public or private social service agency letterhead identifying a homeless voter and describing the individual’s residence for voting purposes
- A residential lease that is effective on date of registration (Not valid if registering by mail.)
- An intake document from a residential care facility such as a nursing home or assisted living facility
- A current and valid State of Wisconsin Driver License or State ID card or any other official identification card or license issued by a Wisconsin governmental body or unit
- Online: valid Wisconsin driver’s license or state ID card required. You may register online up to 20 days before the election