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“Think you’re not old enough to register to vote? If you’re 17 and will be 18 by Election Day, chances are you can. Check out our chart below that details when you are eligible to register or preregister in your state, and when you can start voting!”
The info’s all at the site, in table format, but here it is on your dash as a list. The 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, all alphabetized.
Alabama: you may register to vote if you are 18 by the next election, including primaries.
Alaska: you may register to vote within 90 days of your 18th birthday. You must be 18 to vote.
Arizona: you may register to vote if you are 18 by the next General Election.
Arkansas: you may register to vote if you are 18 by the next election, including primaries.
California: you may pre-register to vote if you are 16.
Colorado: you may pre-register to vote if you are 16.
Connecticut: you may register to vote if you are 18 by the next General Election. Registered 17 year-olds who will be 18 by the general election can vote in primaries.
Delaware: you may pre-register to vote if you are 16. Registered 17 year-olds who will be 18 by the general election can vote in primaries.
Florida: you may pre-register to vote if you are 16.
Georgia: you may register to vote within 6 months of your 18th birthday. You must be 18 to vote.
Hawaii: you may register to vote if you are 18 by the next election, including primaries.
Idaho: you may register to vote if you are 18 by the next election, including primaries.
Illinois: you may register to vote if you are 18 by the next General Election. Registered 17 year-olds who will be 18 by the general election can vote in primaries.
Indiana: you may register to vote if you are 18 by the next General Election.
Iowa: you may register to vote within 6 months of your 18th birthday. You must be 18 to vote.
Kansas: you may register to vote if you are 18 by the next election, including primaries.
Kentucky: you may register to vote if you are 18 by the next election, including primaries. Registered 17 year-olds who will be 18 by the general election can vote in primaries.
Louisiana: you may pre-register to vote if you are 16.
Maine: you may register to vote if you are 18 by the next General Election. Registered 17 year-olds who will be 18 by the general election can vote in primaries.
Maryland: you may pre-register to vote if you are 16. Registered 17 year-olds who will be 18 by the general election can vote in primaries.
Massachusetts: you may pre-register to vote if you are 16.
Michigan: you may register to vote within 6 months of your 18th birthday. You must be 18 to vote.
Minnesota: you may register to vote if you are 18 by the next election, including primaries.
Mississippi: you may register to vote if you are 18 by the next election, including primaries. Registered 17 year-olds who will be 18 by the general election can vote in primaries.
Missouri: you may register to vote within 6 months of your 18th birthday. You must be 18 to vote.
Montana: you may register to vote if you are 18 by the next election, including primaries.
Nebraska: you may register to vote if you are 18 by the next General Election. Registered 17 year-olds who will be 18 by the general election can vote in primaries.
Nevada: you may register to vote if you are 18 by the next election, including primaries.
New Hampshire: you may register to vote if you are 18 by the next election, including primaries.
New Jersey: you may register to vote if you are 18 by the next General Election.
New Mexico: you may register to vote if you are 18 by the next General Election. Registered 17 year-olds who will be 18 by the general election can vote in primaries.
New York: you may register to vote if you are 18 by the next General Election.
North Carolina: you may pre-register to vote if you are 16. Registered 17 year-olds who will be 18 by the general election can vote in primaries.
North Dakota: does not have voter registration. You must be 18 to vote.
Ohio: you may register to vote if you are 18 by the next General Election. Registered 17 year-olds who will be 18 by the general election can vote in primaries.
Oklahoma: you may register to vote if you are 18 by the next election, including primaries.
Oregon: you may pre-register to vote if you are 16.
Pennsylvania: you may register to vote if you are 18 by the next election, including primaries.
Puerto Rico: you may register to vote if you are 18 by the next General Election.
Rhode Island: you may pre-register to vote if you are 16.
South Carolina: you may register to vote if you are 18 by the next election, including primaries. Registered 17 year-olds who will be 18 by the general election can vote in primaries.
South Dakota: you may register to vote if you are 18 by the next election, including primaries.
Tennessee: you may register to vote if you are 18 by the next election, including primaries.
Texas: you may register to vote within 2 months of your 18th birthday. You must be 18 to vote.
Utah: you may pre-register to vote if you are 16.
Vermont: you may register to vote if you are 18 by the next General Election. Registered 17 year-olds who will be 18 by the general election can vote in primaries.
Virginia: you may register to vote if you are 18 by the next General Election. Registered 17 year-olds who will be 18 by the general election can vote in primaries.
Washington: you may register to vote if you are 18 by the next election, including primaries.
Washington D.C.: you may register to vote if you are 18 by the next General Election.
West Virginia: you may register to vote if you are 18 by the next General Election. Registered 17 year-olds who will be 18 by the general election can vote in primaries.
Wisconsin: you may register to vote if you are 18 by the next election, including primaries.
Wyoming: you may register to vote if you are 18 by the next election, including primaries.
COLLEGE STUDENTS: Make sure you know WHERE you are registered to vote if you have moved/are moving away for school! Some regions will only allow you to vote in the polling place closest to the address listed on your voter registration. If you registered to vote using your parents’ address (does “permanent address” sound familiar?) make sure you can either go home for the next election or get an absentee ballot ahead of time!
