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When the United States was first founded, only white men could vote. The only requirements for voting in an election today are you must be at least 18 years of age on the day of the election, you must be a resident of the state you are registering in, and you must be a United States citizen.

Most states require that you register to vote at least 30 days prior to the date of the election. A few states, such as Wisconsin, allow you to register to vote on the day of the election. And North Dakota doesn't require you to register at all. For additional information, click on your state below:

  • Alabama: http://www.sos.state.al.us/election/index.cfm
  • Alaska: http://www.gov.state.ak.us/ltgov/elections/homepage.html
  • Arizona: http://www.sos.state.az.us/election/
  • Arkansas: http://www.sosweb.state.ar.us/elections.html
  • California: http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/elections.htm
  • Colorado: http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/main.htm
  • Connecticut: www.sots.state.ct.us/
  • District of Columbia: http://www.dcboee.org/
  • Delaware: www.state.de.us/election/index.htm
  • Florida: election.dos.state.fl.us/
  • Georgia: http://www.sos.state.ga.us/elections/
  • Hawaii: www.state.hi.us/elections
  • Idaho: http://www.idsos.state.id.us/elect/eleindex.htm
  • Illinois: www.elections.state.il.us/VoteInfo/pages/Register.htm
  • Indiana: www.state.in.us/sos/elections
  • Iowa: http://www.sos.state.ia.us/elections/index.html
  • Kansas: http://www.kssos.org/elections/elections.html
  • Kentucky: http://www.kysos.com/INDEX/main/elecdiv.asp
  • Louisiana: http://www.sec.state.la.us/elections/elections-index.htm
  • Maine: http://www.maine.gov/portal/government/elections.html
  • Maryland: www.elections.state.md.us/
  • Massachusetts: www.state.ma.us/sec/ele/
  • Michigan: http://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,1607,7-127-1633---,00.html
  • Minnesota: www.sos.state.mn.us/election/index.html
  • Mississippi: http://www.sos.state.ms.us/elections/elections.asp
  • Missouri: http://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/Default.asp
  • Montana: http://sos.state.mt.us/css/ELB/Contents.asp
  • Nebraska: http://www.sos.state.ne.us/Elections/election.htm
  • Nevada: http://sos.state.nv.us/../nvelection/index.htm
  • New Hampshire: http://www.state.nh.us/sos/elections.htm
  • New Jersey: http://www.state.nj.us/lps/elections/electionshome.html
  • New Mexico: http://web.state.nm.us/elect.htm
  • New York: www.elections.state.ny.us/
  • North Carolina: http://www.app.sboe.state.nc.us/
  • North Dakota: www.state.nd.us/sec/votinginND.htm
  • Ohio: http://serform2.sos.state.oh.us/sos/elections/index.html
  • Oklahoma: http://www.state.ok.us/~elections/
  • Oregon: www.sos.state.or.us/elections/elechp.htm
  • Pennsylvania: http://www.dos.state.pa.us/bcel/site/default.asp
  • Rhode Island: http://www2.corps.state.ri.us/ELECTIONS/elections_division.htm
  • South Carolina: http://www.state.sc.us/scsec/
  • South Dakota: http://www.sdsos.gov/elections/
  • Tennessee: http://www.state.tn.us/sos/election.htm
  • Texas: http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/index.shtml
  • Utah: http://elections.utah.gov/
  • Vermont: http://vermont-elections.org/soshome.htm
  • Virginia: http://www.sbe.state.va.us
  • Washington: http://www.secstate.wa.gov/elections/
  • West Virginia: http://www.wvsos.com/common/participate.htm
  • Wisconsin: elections.state.wi.us
  • Wyoming: http://soswy.state.wy.us/election/election.htm
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