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Select a state from the menu below to learn more about its voting policies.

This article details each state's major voting deadlines and requirements for the November 5, 2024, general election.^[1] Click a question below to learn more information about that topic. Want to learn about the races on your ballot? Click here to use Ballotpedia's Sample Ballot Lookup tool.

General information
- What is the deadline to register to vote?
- Can I vote early?
Absentee/mail-in voting information
- What is the deadline to request an absentee ballot?
- What is the deadline to return an absentee ballot?

Click a state on the map below to learn more about voting laws and procedures in that state.

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General information

What is the deadline to register to vote?

The table below displays the deadline for in-person, mail, and online voter registration. For mail registration, the type of deadline (postmarked or received) is included.

The table below shows voter registration deadlines in all states for the 2024 general election. Voter registration deadlines can vary by state, election type, and registration method.

Voter registration deadlines for general elections, 2024
State/Description	Election date	In-person registration deadline	Mail registration deadline	Mail registration deadline type	Online registration deadline	Source
Alabama	11/5/2024	10/21/2024	10/21/2024	Postmarked	10/21/2024	Source
Alaska	11/5/2024	10/6/2024	10/6/2024	Postmarked	10/6/2024	Source
Arizona	11/5/2024	10/7/2024	10/7/2024	Postmarked	10/7/2024	Source
Arkansas	11/5/2024	10/7/2024	10/7/2024	Postmarked	None	Source
California	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	10/21/2024	Postmarked	10/21/2024	Source
Colorado	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	10/28/2024	Postmarked	10/28/2024	Source
Connecticut	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	10/18/2024	Postmarked	10/18/2024	Source
Delaware	11/5/2024	10/12/2024	10/12/2024	Postmarked	10/12/2024	Source
District of Columbia	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	10/15/2024	Received	10/15/2024	Source
Florida	11/5/2024	10/7/2024	10/7/2024	Postmarked	10/7/2024	Source
Georgia	11/5/2024	10/7/2024	10/7/2024	Postmarked	10/7/2024	Source
Georgia (Runoff)	12/3/2024	10/7/2024	10/7/2024	Postmarked	10/7/2024	Source
Hawaii	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	10/28/2024	Postmarked	11/5/2024	Source
Idaho	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	10/11/2024	Postmarked	10/11/2024	Source
Illinois	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	10/8/2024	Postmarked	10/20/2024	Source
Indiana	11/5/2024	10/7/2024	10/7/2024	Postmarked	10/7/2024	Source
Iowa	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	10/21/2024	Postmarked	10/21/2024	Source
Kansas	11/5/2024	10/15/2024	10/15/2024	Postmarked	10/15/2024	Source
Kentucky	11/5/2024	10/7/2024	10/7/2024	Postmarked	10/7/2024	Source
Louisiana (Presidential)	11/5/2024	10/7/2024	10/7/2024	Postmarked	10/15/2024	Source
Louisiana (Statewide general)	12/7/2024	11/6/2024	11/6/2024	Postmarked	11/16/2024	Source
Maine	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	10/15/2024	Received	10/15/2024	Source
Maryland	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	10/15/2024	Postmarked	10/15/2024	Source
Massachusetts	11/5/2024	10/26/2024	10/26/2024	Postmarked	10/26/2024	Source
Michigan	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	10/21/2024	Postmarked	10/21/2024	Source
Minnesota	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	10/15/2024	Received	10/15/2024	Source
Mississippi	11/5/2024	10/7/2024	10/7/2024	Postmarked	None	Source
Mississippi (Runoff)	11/26/2024	10/28/2024	10/28/2024	Postmarked	None	Source
Missouri	11/5/2024	10/9/2024	10/9/2024	Postmarked	10/9/2024	Source
Montana	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	10/7/2024	Postmarked	None	Source
Nebraska	11/5/2024	10/25/2024	10/18/2024	Postmarked	10/18/2024	Source
Nevada	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	10/8/2024	Postmarked	11/5/2024	Source
New Hampshire	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	Varies		None	Source
New Jersey	11/5/2024	10/15/2024	10/15/2024	Postmarked	10/15/2024	Source
New Mexico	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	10/8/2024	Postmarked	10/8/2024	Source
New York	11/5/2024	10/26/2024	10/26/2024	Received	10/26/2024	Source
North Carolina	11/5/2024	11/2/2024	10/11/2024	Postmarked	10/11/2024	Source
North Dakota	11/5/2024	None	None	None	None	Source
Ohio	11/5/2024	10/7/2024	10/7/2024	Postmarked	10/7/2024	Source
Oklahoma	11/5/2024	10/11/2024	10/11/2024	Postmarked	10/11/2024	Source
Oregon	11/5/2024	10/15/2024	10/15/2024	Postmarked	10/15/2024	Source
Pennsylvania	11/5/2024	10/21/2024	10/21/2024	Received	10/21/2024	Source
Rhode Island	11/5/2024	10/6/2024	10/6/2024	Postmarked	10/6/2024	Source
South Carolina*	11/5/2024	10/14/2024	10/14/2024	Postmarked	10/14/2024	Source
South Dakota	11/5/2024	10/21/2024	10/21/2024	Received	None	Source
Tennessee	11/5/2024	10/7/2024	10/7/2024	Postmarked	10/7/2024	Source
Texas	11/5/2024	10/7/2024	10/7/2024	Postmarked	None	Source
Utah	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	10/25/2024	Received	10/25/2024	Source
Vermont	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	Received	11/5/2024	Source
Virginia	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	10/15/2024	Postmarked	10/15/2024	Source
Washington	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	10/28/2024	Received	10/28/2024	Source
West Virginia	11/5/2024	10/15/2024	10/15/2024	Postmarked	10/15/2024	Source
Wisconsin (Spring)	4/2/2024	4/2/2024	3/13/2024	Postmarked	3/13/2024	Source
Wisconsin (Fall)	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	10/16/2024	Postmarked	10/16/2024	Source
Wyoming	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	10/21/2024	Received	None	Source

Can I vote early?

The table below displays the start and end dates for early voting in each state. States without dates in the table below do not allow for all voters to participate in early voting.^[2]

The table below shows early voting dates in all states for the general election on November 5, 2024.

Early voting dates for general elections, 2024
State/Description	Election date	Early voting start date	Early voting end date	Source
Alabama	11/5/2024	None	None
Alaska	11/5/2024	10/21/2024	11/5/2024	Source
Arizona	11/5/2024	10/9/2024	11/1/2024	Source
Arkansas	11/5/2024	10/21/2024	11/4/2024	Source
California	11/5/2024	Varies	11/4/2024	Source
Colorado	11/5/2024	10/21/2024	11/5/2024	Source
Connecticut	11/5/2024	10/21/2024	11/3/2024	Source
District of Columbia	11/5/2024	10/28/2024	11/3/2024	Source
Delaware	11/5/2024	10/25/2024	11/3/2024	Source
Florida	11/5/2024	10/26/2024	11/2/2024	Source
Georgia	11/5/2024	10/15/2024	11/1/2024	Source
Georgia (Runoff)	12/3/2024	11/25/2024	11/27/2024	Source
Hawaii	11/5/2024	10/22/2024	11/5/2024	Source
Idaho	11/5/2024	10/21/2024	11/1/2024	Source
Illinois	11/5/2024	9/26/2024	11/4/2024	Source
Indiana	11/5/2024	10/8/2024	11/4/2024	Source
Iowa	11/5/2024	10/16/2024	11/4/2024	Source
Kansas	11/5/2024	10/16/2024	11/4/2024	Source
Kentucky	11/5/2024	10/31/2024	11/2/2024	Source
Louisiana (Presidential)	11/5/2024	10/18/2024	10/29/2024	Source
Louisiana (Statewide general)	12/7/2024	11/22/2024	11/30/2024	Source
Maine	11/5/2024	Varies^[3]	10/31/2024	Source
Maryland	11/5/2024	10/24/2024	10/31/2024	Source
Massachusetts	11/5/2024	10/19/2024	11/1/2024	Source
Michigan	11/5/2024	10/26/2024	11/3/2024	Source
Minnesota	11/5/2024	9/20/2024	11/4/2024	Source
Mississippi	11/5/2024	None	None
Mississippi (Runoff)	11/26/2024	None	None
Missouri	11/5/2024	10/22/2024	11/4/2024	Source
Montana	11/5/2024	10/7/2024	11/4/2024	Source
Nebraska	11/5/2024	10/7/2024	11/4/2024	Source
Nevada	11/5/2024	10/19/2024	11/1/2024	Source
New Hampshire	11/5/2024	None	None
New Jersey	11/5/2024	10/26/2024	11/3/2024	Source
New Mexico	11/5/2024	10/8/2024	11/2/2024	Source
New York	11/5/2024	10/26/2024	11/3/2024	Source
North Carolina	11/5/2024	10/17/2024	11/2/2024	Source
North Dakota	11/5/2024	Varies	Varies	Source
Ohio	11/5/2024	10/8/2024	11/3/2024	Source
Oklahoma	11/5/2024	10/30/2024	11/2/2024	Source
Oregon	11/5/2024	Varies	Varies	Source
Pennsylvania	11/5/2024	Varies	10/29/2024	Source
Rhode Island	11/5/2024	10/16/2024	11/4/2024	Source
South Carolina	11/5/2024	10/21/2024	11/2/2024	Source
South Dakota	11/5/2024	9/20/2024	11/4/2024	Source
Tennessee	11/5/2024	10/16/2024	10/31/2024	Source
Texas	11/5/2024	10/21/2024	11/1/2024	Source
Utah	11/5/2024	10/22/2024	11/1/2024	Source
Vermont	11/5/2024	9/21/2024	11/4/2024	Source
Virginia	11/5/2024	9/20/2024	11/2/2024	Source
Washington	11/5/2024	10/18/2024	11/5/2024	Source
West Virginia	11/5/2024	10/23/2024	11/2/2024	Source
Wisconsin (Spring)	4/2/2024	3/19/2024	3/31/2024	Source
Wisconsin (Fall)	11/5/2024	10/22/2024	11/3/2024	Source
Wyoming	11/5/2024	10/8/2024	11/4/2024	Source

Absentee/mail-in voting

What is the deadline to request an absentee ballot?

The table below displays absentee/mail-in ballot request deadlines for the 2024 general election.

Eight states and the District of Columbia use what is commonly referred to as all-mail voting. In these states, voting is conducted primarily, although not necessarily exclusively, by mail, and no request is required.

Absentee/mail-in ballot request deadlines for general elections, 2024
State/Description	Election date	In-person request deadline	Online request deadline	Mail request deadline	Mail request deadline type	Source
Alabama	11/5/2024	10/31/2024	None	10/29/2024	Received	Source
Alaska	11/5/2024	10/26/2024	10/26/2024	10/26/2024	Received	Source
Arizona	11/5/2024	10/25/2024	10/25/2024	10/25/2024	Received	Source
Arkansas	11/5/2024	11/1/2024	10/29/2024	10/29/2024	Received	Source
California	11/5/2024	All mail	All mail	All mail		Source
Colorado	11/5/2024	All mail	All mail	All mail		Source
Connecticut	11/5/2024	11/4/2024	Not specified	Not specified		Source
District of Columbia	11/5/2024	All mail	All mail	All mail		Source
Delaware	11/5/2024	11/4/2024	11/1/2024	11/1/2024	Received	Source
Florida	11/5/2024	10/24/2024	10/24/2024	10/24/2024	Received	Source
Georgia	11/5/2024	10/25/2024	10/25/2024	10/25/2024	Received	Source
Georgia (Runoff)	12/3/2024	11/22/2024	11/22/2024	11/22/2024	Received	Source
Hawaii	11/5/2024	All mail	All mail	All mail		Source
Idaho	11/5/2024	11/1/2024	10/25/2024	10/25/2024	Received	Source
Illinois	11/5/2024	11/4/2024	10/31/2024	10/31/2024	Received	Source
Indiana	11/5/2024	10/24/2024	10/24/2024	10/24/2024	Received	Source
Iowa	11/5/2024	10/21/2024	None	10/21/2024	Received	Source
Kansas	11/5/2024	10/29/2024	10/29/2024	10/29/2024	Received	Source
Kentucky	11/5/2024	None	10/22/2024	None		Source
Louisiana (Presidential)	11/5/2024	11/1/2024	11/1/2024	11/1/2024	Received	Source
Louisiana (Statewide general)	12/7/2024	12/3/2024	12/3/2024	12/3/2024	Received	Source
Maine	11/5/2024	10/31/2024	10/31/2024	10/31/2024	Received	Source
Maryland	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	11/1/2024	10/29/2024	Received	Source
Massachusetts	11/5/2024	10/29/2024	10/29/2024	10/29/2024	Received	Source
Michigan	11/5/2024	11/4/2024	11/1/2024	11/1/2024	Received	Source
Minnesota	11/5/2024	None	11/4/2024	11/4/2024	Received	Source
Mississippi	11/5/2024	None	None	None		Source
Mississippi (Runoff)	11/26/2024	None	None	None		Source
Missouri	11/5/2024	11/4/2024	None	10/23/2024	Received	Source
Montana	11/5/2024	11/4/2024	None	Not specified		Source
Nebraska	11/5/2024	10/25/2024	10/25/2024	10/25/2024	Received	Source
Nevada	11/5/2024	All mail	All mail	All mail		Source
New Hampshire	11/5/2024	11/4/2024	None	11/4/2024	Received	Source
New Jersey	11/5/2024	11/4/2024	None	10/29/2024	Received	Source
New Mexico	11/5/2024	10/22/2024	10/22/2024	10/22/2024	Received	Source
New York	11/5/2024	11/4/2024	10/26/2024	10/26/2024	Received	Source
North Carolina	11/5/2024	10/29/2024^[4]	10/29/2024	10/29/2024	Received	Source
North Dakota	11/5/2024	11/4/2024	Not specified	Not specified		Source
Ohio	11/5/2024	10/29/2024	10/29/2024	10/29/2024	Received	Source
Oklahoma	11/5/2024	10/21/2024	10/21/2024	10/21/2024	Received	Source
Oregon	11/5/2024	All mail	All mail	All mail		Source
Pennsylvania	11/5/2024	10/29/2024	10/29/2024	10/29/2024	Received	Source
Rhode Island	11/5/2024	10/15/2024	10/15/2024	10/15/2024	Received	Source
South Carolina	11/5/2024	10/25/2024	None	10/25/2024	Received	Source
South Dakota	11/5/2024	11/4/2024	None	11/4/2024	Received	Source
Tennessee	11/5/2024	10/29/2024	10/29/2024	10/29/2024	Received	Source
Texas	11/5/2024	10/25/2024	None	10/25/2024	Received	Source
Utah	11/5/2024	All mail	All mail	All mail		Source
Vermont	11/5/2024	All mail	All mail	All mail		Source
Virginia	11/5/2024	10/25/2024	10/25/2024	10/25/2024	Received	Source
Washington	11/5/2024	All mail	All mail	All mail		Source
West Virginia	11/5/2024	10/30/2024	10/30/2024	10/30/2024	Received	Source
Wisconsin (Spring)	4/2/2024	3/31/2024	3/28/2024	3/28/2024	Received	Source
Wisconsin (Fall)	11/5/2024	11/3/2024	10/31/2024	10/31/2024	Received	Source
Wyoming	11/5/2024	11/4/2024	None	11/4/2024	Received	Source

What is the deadline to return an absentee ballot?

The table below summarizes the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadlines and the type of deadlines for the general election in 2024.

Absentee/mail-in ballot return deadlines for general elections, 2024
State/Description	Election date	In-person return deadline	Mail return deadline	Mail return deadline type	Source
Alabama	11/5/2024	11/4/2024	11/5/2024	Received	Source
Alaska	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	Postmarked	Source
Arizona	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	Received	Source
Arkansas	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	Received	Source
California	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	Postmarked	Source
Colorado	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	Received	Source
Connecticut	11/5/2024	11/4/2024	11/5/2024	Received	Source
District of Columbia	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	Postmarked	Source
Delaware	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	Received	Source
Florida	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	Received	Source
Georgia	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	Received	Source
Georgia (Runoff)	12/3/2024	12/3/2024	12/3/2024	Received	Source
Hawaii	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	Received	Source
Idaho	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	Received	Source
Illinois	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	Postmarked	Source
Indiana	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	Received	Source
Iowa	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	Received	Source
Kansas	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	Postmarked	Source
Kentucky	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	Received	Source
Louisiana (Presidential)	11/5/2024	11/4/2024	11/4/2024	Received	Source
Louisiana (Statewide general)	12/7/2024	12/6/2024	12/6/2024	Received	Source
Maine	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	Received	Source
Maryland	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	Postmarked	Source
Massachusetts	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	Postmarked	Source
Michigan	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	Received	Source
Minnesota	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	Received	Source
Mississippi	11/5/2024	N/A	11/5/2024	Postmarked	Source
Mississippi (Runoff)	11/26/2024	N/A	11/26/2024	Postmarked	Source
Missouri	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	Received	Source
Montana	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	Received	Source
Nebraska	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	Received	Source
Nevada	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	Postmarked	Source
New Hampshire	11/5/2024	11/4/2024	11/5/2024	Received	Source
New Jersey	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	Postmarked	Source
New Mexico	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	Received	Source
New York	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	Postmarked	Source
North Carolina	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	Received	Source
North Dakota	11/5/2024	11/4/2024	11/4/2024	Postmarked	Source
Ohio	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	11/4/2024	Postmarked	Source
Oklahoma	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	Received	Source
Oregon	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	Postmarked	Source
Pennsylvania	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	Received	Source
Rhode Island	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	Received	Source
South Carolina	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	Received	Source
South Dakota	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	Received	Source
Tennessee	11/5/2024	N/A	11/5/2024	Received	Source
Texas	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	Postmarked	Source
Utah	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	11/4/2024	Postmarked	Source
Vermont	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	11/4/2024	Received	Source
Virginia	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	Postmarked	Source
Washington	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	Postmarked	Source
West Virginia	11/5/2024	11/4/2024	11/5/2024	Postmarked	Source
Wisconsin (Spring)	4/2/2024	4/2/2024	4/2/2024	Received	Source
Wisconsin (Fall)	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	Received	Source
Wyoming	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	11/5/2024	Received	Source

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Footnotes

↑ This article includes information for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and five permanently inhabited U.S. territories.
↑ In these cases, early voting is often restricted to absentee voting.
↑ In-person absentee voting is available at least 30 days before the election.
↑ According to NC Newsline, on October 7, 2024, "[T]he state Board of Elections adopted a host of changes meant to help voters [in the 13 counties hardest hit by Hurricane Helene]. ... Voters from these counties will be able to request absentee ballots in person at their county board of elections office up until the day before the election."

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