VOTING CHART - REGISTRATION DEADLINES BY STATE - (Election Nov 2, 2004)

 
STATE REGISTRATION DEADLINE
ALABAMA 10 Days prior to election
ALASKA 30 Days prior to election
ARIZONA 29 days prior to election
ARKANSAS 30 Days prior to election
CALIFORNIA 15 Days prior to election
COLORADO 29 days prior to election
CONNECTICUT By noon the last business day before the primary or 14 Days before general election
DELAWARE 21 Days prior to election
COLUMBIA 30 Days prior to election
FLORIDA 29 days prior to election
GEORGIA 30 Days prior to election
HAWAII 30 Days prior to election
IDAHO By mail, 25 Days prior.  In person, voter may register on election day
ILLINOIS Registration is open year round.
INDIANA 29 days prior to election
IOWA 10 Days prior to election
KANSAS 15 Days prior to election
KENTUCKY 28 Days prior to election
LOUISIANA 30 Days prior to election
MAINE No deadline.  Voter may register on election day
MARYLAND 30 Days prior to election
MASSACHUSETTS 20 Days prior to election
MICHIGAN 30 Days prior to election
MINNESOTA 20 Days prior or on Election Day at the polls
MISSISSIPPI 30 Days prior to election
MISSOURI by 5pm on the 4th Wednesday prior to election
MONTANA 30 Days prior to election
NEBRASKA Postmark by the third Friday before an election/In person, up to 10 Days prior
NEVADA 30 Days prior to election
NEW HAMPSHIRE 10 Days prior to election
NEW JERSEY 29 days prior to election
NEW MEXICO 28 Days prior to election
NEW YORK 25 Days prior to election
NORTH CAROLINA 25 Days prior to election
NORTH DAKOTA Registration Not Required
OHIO 30 Days prior to election
OKLAHOMA Anytime
OREGON 21 Days prior to election
PENNSYLVANIA 30 Days prior to election
RHODE ISLAND 30 Days prior to election
SOUTH CAROLINA 30 Days prior to election
SOUTH DAKOTA 15 Days prior to election
TENNESSEE 30 Days prior to election
TEXAS 30 Days prior to election
UTAH 20 Days prior/until the 8th day of the election
VERMONT 12:00 noon on the second Monday before the day of the election
VIRGINIA 29 Days prior to election
WASHINGTON 30 Days prior to election
WEST VIRGINIA 20 Days prior to election
WISCONSIN See:  www.vote-smart.org
WYOMING 30 Days prior to election