--- description: As Election Day approaches, these are the last days to register to vote in each state. title: Here Are the Last Dates You Can Register to Vote image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt29721e657e857317/6988a1002dce01274b9ea2ad/vote1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [2016 Election](/tag/2016-election/) ## 2016 Election Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Here Are the Last Possible Dates You Can Register to Vote in Your State by [Daniel White](/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 25, 2016 2:40 PM CUT  Mixed race voter voting in polling place Mixed race voter voting in polling placeGetty Images by [Daniel White](/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 25, 2016 2:40 PM CUT Plenty of Americans will wait to register to vote in the Nov. 8 election, if at all. Nearly 35% of U.S. citizens eligible to vote in 2012 weren’t registered, up from only 29% unregistered in 2008, according to Census data. Online searches [may offer an early look](http://time.com/4452833/search-how-to-vote-google/ "undefined") at an uptick in people looking to vote. In past elections, registration and voting related searches have usually peaked around October, when most registration deadlines occur, which may indicate that some voters tend not to even look up how to register until the last minute. Only 11 states and the District of Columbia, however, offer voters the option to register on Election Day, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. That number doesn’t include North Dakota, which is the only state that [doesn’t require traditional voter registration](https://vip.sos.nd.gov/pdfs/portals/votereg.pdf "undefined"). Regardless of how late the registration date is in your state, check the requirements for registering there, as there could be some requirements that could make for last-minute dash—such as a [photo ID](http://time.com/4434115/north-carolina-voter-id-judge/ "undefined"). Below is a list of the last possible date to register to vote in each state. **September** 9: [Northern Mariana Islands](http://votecnmi.gov.mp/ "undefined") 19: [Puerto Rico](http://ceepur.org/es-pr/Paginas/default.aspx "undefined") **October** 8: [Mississippi](http://www.sos.ms.gov/elections-voting/pages/voter-registration-information.aspx "undefined"), [South Carolina](https://info.scvotes.sc.gov/eng/ovr/start.aspx?ref=voteusa "undefined"), [U.S. Virgin Islands](http://www.vivote.gov/ "undefined") 9: [Alaska](https://voterregistration.alaska.gov/?ref=voteusa "undefined"), [Rhode Island](http://www.elections.state.ri.us/voting/registration.php "undefined") 10: [American Samoa](http://www.americansamoaelectionoffice.org/ "undefined"), [Arizona](https://servicearizona.com/webapp/evoter/selectLanguage "undefined"), [Arkansas](http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/elections/pages/voterregistration.aspx "undefined"), [Hawaii](https://olvr.hawaii.gov/?ref=voteusa "undefined") 11: [Florida](http://dos.myflorida.com/elections/for-voters/voter-registration/register-to-vote-or-update-your-information/ "undefined"), [Georgia](https://registertovote.sos.ga.gov/GAOLVR/welcome.do?ref=voteusa#no-back-button "undefined"), [Indiana](https://indianavoters.in.gov/PublicSite/OVR/Introduction.aspx "undefined"), [Kentucky](https://vrsws.sos.ky.gov/ovrweb/?ref=voteusa "undefined"), [Louisiana](http://www.sos.la.gov/ElectionsAndVoting/Pages/OnlineVoterRegistration.aspx?ref=voteusa "undefined"), [Michigan](http://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,1607,7-127-1633%5F8716%5F8726%5F47669---,00.html "undefined"), [New Mexico](http://www.sos.state.nm.us/Voter%5FInformation/Voter%5FRegistration%5FInformation.aspx "undefined"), [Ohio](http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/elections/Voters/register.aspx "undefined"), [Pennsylvania](https://www.pavoterservices.state.pa.us/Pages/VoterRegistrationApplication.aspx?ref=voteusa "undefined"), [Tennessee](http://sos.tn.gov/elections "undefined"), [Texas](http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/voter/reqvr.shtml "undefined") 12: [Missouri](http://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/goVoteMissouri/register?ref=voteusa "undefined") 14: [New York](https://dmv.ny.gov/org/more-info/electronic-voter-registration-application?ref=voteusa "undefined"), [North Carolina](https://vip.sos.nd.gov/PortalList.aspx "undefined"), [Oklahoma](https://www.ok.gov/elections/Voter%5FInfo/Register%5Fto%5FVote/ "undefined") 15: [Delaware](https://ivote.de.gov/?ref=voteusa "undefined") 17: [Virginia](http://elections.virginia.gov/voter-outreach/ "undefined") 18: [Kansas](https://www.kdor.ks.gov/Apps/VoterReg/Default.aspx "undefined"), [Minnesota](http://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/register-to-vote "undefined"), [Nevada](https://nvsos.gov/sosvoterservices/Registration/step1.aspx?ref=voteusa "undefined"), [New Jersey](http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/voting-information.html "undefined"), [Oregon](https://secure.sos.state.or.us/orestar/vr/register.do?ref=voteusa "undefined"), [West Virginia](https://ovr.sos.wv.gov/Register?ref=voteusa "undefined") 19: [Massachusetts](https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ovr/?ref=voteusa "undefined"), 24: [Alabama](https://www.alabamavotes.gov/olvr/default.aspx?ref=voteusa "undefined"), [California](http://registertovote.ca.gov/?ref=voteusa "undefined"), [South Dakota](https://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/voting/register-to-vote/default.aspx "undefined"), 28: [Guam](http://gec.guam.gov/ "undefined"), [Nebraska](https://www.nebraska.gov/apps-sos-voter-registration/?ref=voteusa "undefined") 31: [Washington](https://weiapplets.sos.wa.gov/MyVote/ "undefined") **November** 1: [Utah](https://secure.utah.gov/voterreg/index.html?ref=voteusa "undefined") 2: [Vermont](https://olvr.sec.state.vt.us/?ref=voteusa "undefined") 3: [Maryland](https://voterservices.elections.state.md.us/OnlineVoterRegistration/VoterType?ref=voteusa "undefined") 8 (Election Day): [Colorado](https://www.sos.state.co.us/voter-classic/pages/pub/home.xhtml?ref=voteusa "undefined"), [Connecticut](https://voterregistration.ct.gov/OLVR/welcome.do "undefined"), [District of Columbia](https://www.vote4dc.com/ApplyInstructions/Register?ref=voteusa "undefined"), [Idaho](http://www.dmv.org/id-idaho/voter-registration.php "undefined"), [Illinois](https://ova.elections.il.gov/ "undefined"), [Iowa](https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/voterinformation/edr.html "undefined"), [Maine](http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/voter-info/votreg.html "undefined"), [Minnesota](http://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/register-to-vote "undefined"), [Montana](http://sos.mt.gov/ELECTIONS/Vote/index.asp "undefined"), [New Hampshire,](http://sos.nh.gov/Elections.aspx "undefined") [Wisconsin](https://myvote.wi.gov/en-us/ "undefined"), [Wyoming](http://soswy.state.wy.us/elections/registeringtovote.aspx "undefined") [None Required: North Dakota](https://vip.sos.nd.gov/PortalList.aspx "undefined") 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