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Voter Registration Information
State-by-State Voter Registration Information You must: * Be a citizen of the United States * Only vote in Federal elections ALABAMA (inscríbase para votar en Alabama - aplicación en español) You must: * Be a citizen of the United States * Be a citizen of Alabama and your county at the time of registration * Be 18 years old before any election * Not have been convicted of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary (or have had your civil and political rights restored) * Not currently be declared mentally incompetent through a competency hearing * Swear or affirm to "support and defend the Constitution of the U.S. and the State of Alabama and further disavow any belief or affiliation with any group which advocates the overthrow of the governments of the U.S. or the State of Alabama by unlawful means and that the information contained herein is true, so help me God" Registration Deadline: Voter registration is closed during the ten days preceding an election. Applications must be postmarked or delivered by the eleventh day prior to the election. ALASKA (inscríbase para votar en Alaska - aplicación en español) You must: * Be a citizen of the United States * Be at least 18 years old within 90 days of this registration * Not be a convicted felon (unless unconditionally discharged) * Not be judicially determined to be of unsound mind, unless the disability has been removed * Not be registered to vote in another State Registration Deadline:30 days before the election ARIZONA (inscríbase para votar en Arizona - aplicación en español) You must: * Be a citizen of the United States * Be a resident of Arizona and your county at least 29 days preceding the next election * Be 18 years old on or before the next general election * Not have been convicted of treason or a felony (or have had your civil rights restored) * Not currently be declared an incapacitated person by a court of law Registration Deadline: 29 days before the election ARKANSAS (inscríbase para votar en Arkansas - aplicación en español) You must: * Be a citizen of the United States * Live in Arkansas at the address in Box 2 of your voter application * Be at least 18 years old on or before the next election * Not be a convicted felon (or have completely discharged your sentence or been pardoned) * Not claim the right to vote in any other jurisdiction Registration Deadline: 30 days before the election CALIFORNIA (inscríbase para votar en California - aplicación en español) You must: * Be a citizen of the United States * Be a resident of California * Be at least 18 years of age at the time of the next election * Not be imprisoned or on Parole for the conviction or a felony * Not currently be judged mentally incompetent by a court of law. Registration Deadline: 15 days before the election
FLORIDA (inscríbase para votar en Florida - aplicación en español) You must: * Be a citizen of the United States * Be a legal resident of both the Florida and of the county in which you seek to be registered * Be 18 years old (you may pre-register if you are 17) * Not now be adjudicated mentally incapacitated with respect to voting in Florida or any other State Registration Deadline: 29 days before the election GEORGIA (inscríbase para votar en Georgia - aplicación en español) You must: * Be a citizen of the United States * Be a legal resident of Georgia and of the county in which you want to vote * Be 18 years old within six months after the day of registration, and be 18 years old by election day * Not be serving a sentence for having been convicted of a felony * Not have been judicially determined to be mentally incompetent, unless the disability has been removed Registration Deadline: The fifth Monday before any general primary, general election, or presidential preference primary, or regularly scheduled special election pursuant to the Georgia Election Code. In the event that a special election is scheduled on a date other that those dates prescribed by the Georgia Election Code, registration would close on the 5th day after the call. HAWAI'I (inscríbase para votar en Hawaii - aplicación en español) You must: * Be a citizen of the United States * Be a resident of Hawaii * Be at least 16 years old (you must be 18 years old by election day in order to vote) * Not be in jail for a felony conviction * Not be "non compos mentis" Registration Deadline: 30 days before the election IDAHO (inscríbase para votar en Idaho - aplicación en español) You must: * Be a citizen of the United States * Be a resident of and in the county for 30 days prior to the day of election * Be at least 18 years old * Not have been convicted of a felony, and without having been restored to the rights of citizenship, or confined in prison on conviction of a criminal offense Registration Deadline: 25 days before the election ILLINOIS (inscríbase para votar en Illinois - aplicación en español) You must: * Be a citizen of the United States * Be a resident of Illinois and of your election precinct at least 30 days before the next election * Be at least 18 years old on or before the next election * Not be in jail for a felony conviction * Not claim the right to vote anywhere else Registration Deadline: 28 days prior to each election INDIANA (inscríbase para votar en Indiana - aplicación en español) You must: * Be a citizen of the United States * Be a resident in the precinct at least 30 days before the next election * Be at least 18 years of age on the day of the next general election * Not currently be in jail for a criminal conviction Registration Deadline: 29 days before the election IOWA (inscríbase para votar en Iowa - aplicación en español) You must: * Be a citizen of the United States * Be a resident of Iowa * Be at least 17- 1/2 years old (you must be 18 to vote) * Not have been convicted of a felony (or have had your rights restored) * Not currently be judged "mentally incompetent" by a court * Not claim the right to vote in more than one place * Give up the right to vote in any other place Registration Deadline: Must be delivered by 5 p.m. 10 days before the election, if it is a state primary or general election; 11 days before all others. Registration forms which are postmarked 15 or more days before an election are considered on time even if received after the deadline. KANSAS (insríbase para votar en Kansas - aplicación en español) You must: * Be a citizen of the United States * Be a resident of Kansas * Be 18 by the next statewide general election * Not be imprisoned for conviction in any state or federal court of a crime punishable by death or imprisonment for one year or longer (or have had your civil rights restored) * Not claim the right to vote in any other location or under any other name * Not be excluded from voting for mental incompetence by a court of competent jurisdiction Registration Deadline: Delivered by mail 15 days before the election or at caucus in person. KENTUCKY (inscríbase para votar en Kentucky - aplicación en español) You must: * Be a citizen of the United States * Be a resident of Kentucky * Be a resident of the county for at least 28 days prior to the election date * Be 18 years of age on or before the next general election * Not be a convicted felon or if you have been convicted of a felony, your civil rights must have been restored by executive pardon * Not having been judged "mentally incompetent" in a court of law * Not claim the right to vote anywhere outside of Kentucky Registration Deadline: 29 days before the election LOUISIANA (inscríbase para votar en Louisiana - aplicación en español) You must: * Be a citizen of the United States * Reside in the state and parish in which you seek to register and vote * Be at least 17 years old, and be 18 years old prior tot he next election to vote * Not currently be under an order of imprisonment for conviction of a felony * Not currently be under a judgment of full interdiction or limited interdiction where your right to vote has been suspended Registration Deadline: 30 days before the election MAINE (inscríbase para votar en Maine - aplicación en español) You must: * Be a citizen of the United States * Be a resident of Maine and the municipality in which you want to vote * Be at least 17 years old (you must be 18 years old to vote) * Not be under guardianship because of mental illness Registration Deadline: You can register to vote until, and including, election day. There is no cut-off date for registering to vote in person at your town office or city hall. MARYLAND (inscríbase para votar en Maryland - aplicación en español) You must: * Be a citizen of the United States * Be a resident of Maryland and the county in which you want to vote * Be at least 18 years old before the next general election * Not be under sentence or on probation or parole following conviction for an infamous crime (that is, any felony, treason, perjury, or any crime involving an element of deceit, fraud or corruption) * Not have been convicted more than once of an infamous crime, without a pardon * Not be under guardianship for mental disability Registration Deadline: 9:00 p.m. 21 days before the election
MASSACHUSETTS
(inscríbase para votar en Massachusetts - aplicación en español) You must: * Be a citizen of the United States * Be a resident of Massachusetts * Be 18 years old * Not have been convicted of corrupt practices in respect to elections * Not be under guardianship with respect to voting Registration Deadline: 20 days before the election MICHIGAN (inscríbase para votar en Michigan - aplicación en español) You must: * Be a citizen of the United States * Be a resident of Michigan and the city or township where you are applying to register to vote * Be 18 years old by the next election * Not be confined in a jail after being convicted and sentenced Registration Deadline: 30 days before the election MINNESOTA (inscríbase para votar en Minnesota - aplicación en español) You must: * Be a citizen of the United States * Be a resident of Minnesota for 20 days before the next election * Be 18 years old by election day * Not be convicted of treason or a felony; or have had your civil rights restored * Not be under guardianship of the person or found legally incompetent Registration Deadline: You may register to vote by mail or in-person at your county courthouse (at least 20 days before the election to appear on the roster) or you may register at your polling place on election day. MISSISSIPPI (inscríbase para votar en Mississippi - aplicación en español) You must: * Be a citizen of the United States * Have lived in Mississippi and in your county (and city, if applicable) 30 days before the election in which you want to vote * Be 18 years old by the time of the general election in which you want to vote * Have not been convicted of murder, rape, bribery, theft, arson, obtaining money or goods under false pretense, perjury, forgery, embezzlement, or bigamy, or have had your rights restored as required by law * Not have been declared mentally incompetent by a court Registration Deadline: 30 days before the election MISSOURI (inscríbase para votar en Missouri - aplicación en español) You must: * Be a citizen of the United States * Be a resident of Missouri * Be at least 17-1/2 years of age (you must be 18 to vote) * Not be on probation or parole after conviction of a felony, until finally discharged from such probation or parole * Not be convicted of a felony or misdemeanor connected with the right of suffrage * Not be declared incompetent by any court of law * Not be confined under a sentence of imprisonment Registration Deadline: By 5:00pm on the fourth Wednesday prior to the election MONTANA (inscríbase para votar en Montana - aplicación en español) You must: * Be a citizen of the United States * Be a resident of Montana and of the county in which you want to vote for at least 30 days before the next election * Be at least 18 years of age on or before the election * Not be in a penal institution for a felony conviction * Not currently be determined by a court to be of unsound mind * Meet these qualifications by the next election day if you do not currently meet them Registration Deadline: 30 days before the election NEBRASKA (inscríbase para votar en Nebraska - aplicación en español) You must: * Be a citizen of the United States * Be a resident of Nebraska * Be at least 18 years of age or will be 18 years of age on or before the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November * Not have been convicted of a felony, or if convicted, have had your civil rights restored * Not have been officially found to be mentally incompetent Registration Deadline: Mail-in voter registrations must be mailed and postmarked on or before the third Friday preceding an election. Individuals may register in person at the county clerk/election commissioner's office prior to 6 p.m. on the second Friday preceding an election. NEVADA (inscríbase para votar en Nevada - aplicación en español) You must: * Be a citizen of the United States * Have attained the age of 18 years on the date of the next election * Have continuously resided in the State of Nevada, in your county, at least 30 days and in your precinct at least 10 days before the next election * Not currently be laboring under any felony conviction or other loss of civil rights that would make it unlawful for you to vote * Not be determined by a court of law to be mentally incompetent * Claim no other place as your legal residence Election Registration Deadline: 9:00 p.m. on the fifth Saturday before any primary or general election. 9:00 p.m. on the third Saturday before any recall or special election. However, if a recall or special election is held on the same day as a primary or general election, the registration closes at 9:00 p.m. on the fifth Saturday before the day for the elections. Nevada Registration Deadlines - Mail
Nevada
Registration Deadlines -
In Person:
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
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