Voter registration deadline: when can you register to vote in your state?

Here’s what you need to know to actually use your most basic democratic right.

We are now less than a month away from Election Day 2016. But voting, like many things in America, is not as simple as showing up to your voting booth on November 8 and casting a ballot. In all but one state, you’re going to have to register to vote first — sometimes weeks in advance.

So here is the voter registration deadline for states where you still have time to register to vote, according to the US Vote Foundation:

• Alabama: October 24
• California: October 24
• Colorado: November 8 (Election Day)
• Connecticut: November 1, but you can register and vote on November 8 (Election Day)
• District of Columbia: October 11, but you can register and vote on November 8 (Election Day)
• Hawaii: October 10, but you can register and vote from October 25 to November 5
• Idaho: October 14, but you can register and vote on November 8 (Election Day)
• Illinois: November 8 (Election Day)
• Iowa: October 29, but you can register and vote on November 8 (Election Day)
• Maine: November 8 (Election Day)
• Minnesota: October 18, but you can register and vote on November 8 (Election Day)
• Montana: October 11, but you can register and vote on November 8 (Election Day)
• Nebraska: October 28
• New Hampshire: November 8 (Election Day)
• North Dakota: Registration not required
• South Dakota: October 24
• Utah: November 1
• Vermont: November 2
• Washington: October 31
• Wisconsin: November 4, but you can register and vote on November 8 (Election Day)
• Wyoming: October 24, but you can register and vote on November 8 (Election Day)

As of Monday, October 24, it is the last day to register to vote in three states: Alabama, California, and South Dakota.

And your final chance to register to vote has passed in 30 states: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.

You can find out how to register to vote in your state at RegistertoVote.org. In some states, the process can be done entirely online.

So when can you vote? Election Day is on November 8. But depending on your state, you might be able to vote early. Check out the US Vote Foundation’s guide to see your state’s early voting times.

If you want more information on the candidates and ballot issues in your area, the League of Women Voters has very useful guides.

With all that information, you can’t say you lack the knowledge to vote. So go do it.

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