Registering To Vote and Other Information You Need To Know About Voting
The freedom and ability to vote is one of America’s most important political rights outside of the original Bill of Rights. The Voting Rights Act—combined with subsequent legislation such as the National Voter Registration Act, which requires state agencies to provide opportunities for voter registration—has helped us make significant progress in boosting voting by Americans and historically marginalized groups. Voting is one of the primary ways that demands for change are translated into action. Voting for leaders and legislators can have significant impacts on your rights as a worker and individual. Workplace Fairness has compiled information from various government resources to provide your with the information you need to register to vote and vote.
Listen our Voting Rights in the Workplace Podcast to learn more about your rights and the importance of voting for workers rights initiatives.
Register to Vote
Visit Vote.gov to register to vote. Each state makes its own voting and election rules, including when and how to register. Check with your state or local election office to get the most detailed and up-to-date information for where you live.
- Register online. This is available for 40 states plus the District of Columbia.
- Download the National Mail Voter Registration Form. You can fill it out onscreen and print the completed form, or print the blank form and fill it out by hand. Remember to sign the form before mailing it to the location listed for your state.
- Find guidance for states and territories with different registration procedures.
You can register in person with your state or local election office. You may also be able to register at one of these nearby public facilities. Check with the actual location first.
- The department of motor vehicles
- Armed forces recruitment centers
- State and county public assistance offices such as SNAP/food stamps and WIC
The Federal Voting Assistance Program lets you register to vote and request an absentee ballot if you’re a
- U.S. citizen living outside the U.S.
- Service member stationed overseas
- Spouse or eligible family member of a service member stationed overseas
Need A Bit Of Guidance?
If you’re getting ready to vote for the first time, this short video can help. It goes over the basic requirements for voting in the U.S., and explains why it’s important to know your state’s specific rules for voting.
Voter Registration Deadlines
Every state except North Dakota requires citizens to register if they want to become voters. Depending on your state, the registration deadline could be as much as a month before an election.
Check the U.S. Vote Foundation to find your state’s deadline for registering. You can also check your state or territory’s election office for more details.
Jump directly to your state
- Alabama: Register to vote, deadlines, dates, and rules
- Alaska: Register to vote, deadlines, dates, and rules
- Arizona: Register to vote, deadlines, dates, and rules
- Arkansas: Register to vote, deadlines, dates, and rules
- California: Register to vote, deadlines, dates, and rules
- Colorado: Register to vote, deadlines, dates, and rules
- Connecticut: Register to vote, deadlines, dates, and rules
- Delaware: Register to vote, deadlines, dates, and rules
- Florida: Register to vote, deadlines, dates, and rules
- Georgia: Register to vote, deadlines, dates, and rules
- Hawaii: Register to vote, deadlines, dates, and rules
- Idaho: Register to vote, deadlines, dates, and rules
- Illinois: Register to vote, deadlines, dates, and rules
- Indiana: Register to vote, deadlines, dates, and rules
- Iowa: Register to vote, deadlines, dates, and rules
- Kansas: Register to vote, deadlines, dates, and rules
- Kentucky: Register to vote, deadlines, dates, and rules
- Louisiana: Register to vote, deadlines, dates, and rules
- Maine: Register to vote, deadlines, dates, and rules
- Maryland: Register to vote, deadlines, dates, and rules
- Massachusetts: Register to vote, deadlines, dates, and rules
- Michigan: Register to vote, deadlines, dates, and rules
- Minnesota: Register to vote, deadlines, dates, and rules
- Mississippi: Register to vote, deadlines, dates, and rules
- Missouri: Register to vote, deadlines, dates, and rules
- Montana: Register to vote, deadlines, dates, and rules
- Nebraska: Register to vote, deadlines, dates, and rules
- Nevada: Register to vote, deadlines, dates, and rules
- New Hampshire: Register to vote, deadlines, dates, and rules
- New Jersey: Register to vote, deadlines, dates, and rules
- New Mexico: Register to vote, deadlines, dates, and rules
- New York: Register to vote, deadlines, dates, and rules
- North Carolina: Register to vote, deadlines, dates, and rules
- North Dakota: Register to vote, deadlines, dates, and rules
- Ohio: Register to vote, deadlines, dates, and rules
- Oklahoma: Register to vote, deadlines, dates, and rules
- Oregon: Register to vote, deadlines, dates, and rules
- Pennsylvania: Register to vote, deadlines, dates, and rules
- Rhode Island: Register to vote, deadlines, dates, and rules
- South Carolina: Register to vote, deadlines, dates, and rules
- South Dakota: Register to vote, deadlines, dates, and rules
- Tennessee: Register to vote, deadlines, dates, and rules
- Texas: Register to vote, deadlines, dates, and rules
- Utah: Register to vote, deadlines, dates, and rules
- Vermont: Register to vote, deadlines, dates, and rules
- Virginia: Register to vote, deadlines, dates, and rules
- Washington: Register to vote, deadlines, dates, and rules
- Washington D.C.: Register to vote, deadlines, dates, and rules
- West Virginia: Register to vote, deadlines, dates, and rules
- Wisconsin: Register to vote, deadlines, dates, and rules
- Wyoming: Register to vote, deadlines, dates, and rules
