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September 8, 2008
By: Public Service Announcement It occurred to me today that voter registration deadlines are going to start coming up soon, and that that being the case, it might be a good idea for someone to post them. And since I am the change I've been waiting for, I thought: why not me? After all, some of my readers might inexplicably have failed to register to vote, and others might feel like going out and doing voter registration but not have gotten around to it yet. So, below the fold, I have posted the deadlines for all the states and DC. I put links to the actual calendars; do check them, since while I did try to be careful, I'd hate for some typo of mine to disenfranchise anyone. The Obama and McCain campaigns can probably set you up to do voter registration. On the Obama site, if you don't want to do it in your area, click here, then click the state you're interested in, and you will be able to find its various campaign offices. (Useful for people like me, who live in safe states and within driving distance of swing states.) [UPDATE: On closer inspection, it's only really easy to find your local office in some states. All have lots of info on events, etc., but not all have the useful 'Find your local office' button on the right, under 'Take Action'. The ones with the useful button seem to be swing states, as one would expect. END UPDATE.] Voter Registration Deadlines The election is Tuesday, Nov. 4. Alabama: "Voter registration is closed for the ten (10) days before an election." By my count, that means that the deadline is Oct. 25. Alaska: Oct. 5 Arizona: Oct. 6 at midnight Arkansas: Oct. 6 California: October 20 2008 Colorado (pdf): Oct. 6 Connecticut: "up to the 7th day before the election." By my count, this is Tues., Oct. 28. Delaware: Oct. 11 Florida: Oct. 6 Georgia: October 6 Hawaii: Oct. 6 Idaho: Oct. 10, but election day registration is also available. Illinois (pdf): Oct. 7, though something called "Grace Period Registration" is also possible Oct. 8 - 21. Grace Period Registration is described here (also pdf). Indiana: Oct. 6 Iowa: 10 days before the election. By my count, this is Oct. 25. Election day registration also available. Kansas: 15th day before the election. By my count, this is Oct. 20. Kentucky: Oct. 6 Louisiana: Oct. 6 Maine: deadline to register by mail is Oct. 14. No deadline to register in person. Call to see whether you can turn in forms other people have completed in person after Oct. 14. Maryland (pdf): Oct. 14 Massachusetts: 20 days before the election. By my count, this is Oct. 15. Michigan (pdf): Oct. 6 Minnesota: Oct. 14. Election day registration available. Mississippi: 30 days before election. By my count, this is Oct. 5. Missouri: Fourth Wednesday prior to the election. By my count, this is Oct. 8. Montana: Oct. 6. Late registration (must be done in county election office) available through close of polls. Nebraska (pdf): Oct. 17. Registration in person available through Oct. 24. Nevada: Oct. 4 to register by mail; Oct. 14 to register in person. New Hampshire: Oct. 25. Election day voting available. New Jersey: 21 days prior to election. By my count, this is Oct. 14. New Mexico: 28 days prior to election. By my count, this is Oct. 7. New York: Oct. 10 North Carolina: 25 days before the election. By my count, this is Oct. 10. In person registration and voting available 19-3 days before election. North Dakota: does not have voter registration. Ohio (pdf): Oct. 6 Oklahoma: Oct. 10 Oregon: Oct. 14 Pennsylvania: Oct. 6 Rhode Island: 30 days before election. By my count, this is Oct. 5. South Carolina (pdf): Oct. 4 South Dakota: Oct. 20 Tennessee (pdf): Oct. 6 Texas: Oct. 6 Utah: 30 days before the election (by my count, Oct. 5); in person registration available through Oct. 20. Vermont: Oct. 29 Virginia: 29 days before election. By my count, this is Oct. 6. Washington: Oct. 4 for online and mail-in registration; voters not currently registered in Washington State can register in person through Oct. 20. Washington DC: Oct. 6 West Virginia: Oct. 14 Wisconsin: by mail, Oct. 15; in person, through Nov. 3; election day registration available. Wyoming (pdf): Oct. 6 —Hilzoy 12:39 AM Permalink | Trackbacks | Comments (25)Comments
Thanks Hilzoy! Yes--Very important to get out the vote! Posted by: on September 8, 2008 at 12:54 AM | PERMALINKDoes not matter. Thanks to the Dem nominees' inability to strike back, the election is over. Posted by: gregor on September 8, 2008 at 12:55 AM | PERMALINKHow can you vote in the swing state if you live in a neighboring state? Posted by: shannza on September 8, 2008 at 1:01 AM | PERMALINKOh, and if you're registered, you should be getting a mailing this month. If you do not, make sure you're registered by registering again! That's why the time period, so they can try to make sure you're in the record only once. ...But anyone, as a voter, should only care that they're in the record this most recent time, 'cause that's how you get to vote. Posted by: Crissa on September 8, 2008 at 1:09 AM | PERMALINKPaulW: thanks; fixed. shannza: you can't vote in neighboring states, but you can register voters there. I'm in Maryland, for instance: sure to go D, but nicely nestled between VA and PA. Posted by: hilzoy on September 8, 2008 at 1:13 AM | PERMALINKHilzoy, how about organizing an email and phone call campaign to ABC insisting the media outlet do a legitimate interview with Palin? Just to let them know that the American people are not only watching but are taking it very seriously. Posted by: TBone on September 8, 2008 at 1:18 AM | PERMALINKThe Louisiana Secretary of State voter registration page says "30 days prior to an election". Posted by: Randy on September 8, 2008 at 1:21 AM | PERMALINKRandy: thanks. I tried and tried to get it to open. Now it's fine. I think you must have Magic Fingers or something. ;) Posted by: hilzoy on September 8, 2008 at 1:29 AM | PERMALINKThanks Hilzoy. Comes a time when winning an election is all about each of us getting outside our comfort zone and going beyond the minimum of just voting to make change happen. Donate money or donate time, but one way or another the outcome will be dictated by what we did or did not do and this election we should each be able to say that we had no regrets despite the outcome. Other facts for Colorado voters: Since Obama just announced this new site at Facebook today... the key is to go to VoteforChange.com where you can register to vote right from their interface. Although why people haven't registered to vote at the DMV, I'll never quite understand. Posted by: Christopher on September 8, 2008 at 2:00 AM | PERMALINKSince I don't have a car, I don't have a reason to go to the DMV, Christopher. Posted by: Brooklynite on September 8, 2008 at 2:17 AM | PERMALINKSame day registration = 70% voting totals in Minnesota. Posted by: MNPundit on September 8, 2008 at 2:31 AM | PERMALINKBrooklynite: What part of Bklyn, btw. Midwood here. THANK YOU VERY MUCH for this information!! Way to help!! :>) :>) Posted by: GreenLadyHere on September 8, 2008 at 3:31 AM | PERMALINK"Wait. Wait. Wait. I have to register AND vote? And you wait until the last 30 days to tell me?!?! There's NO WAY I can register in time! What am I? Jesus with some kind of time machine? And this is how I find out? You TELL me??? "Come on!!" God help me, this is what my 40-year-old brother is going to say when I bring this up today. Thanks for the ammo, Hilz. Posted by: chrenson on September 8, 2008 at 5:31 AM | PERMALINKNorth Dakota does not have voter registration? So you just show up at the polling place with proof of age and residency, or what? Posted by: allbetsareoff on September 8, 2008 at 5:37 AM | PERMALINKDoesn't matter. Lots of voter registrations being thrown in the trash. http://dailykos.com/story/2008/9/8/0144/73374/148/589714 Posted by: on September 8, 2008 at 6:06 AM | PERMALINKHere's the page to download a Georgia form. And here's the page to find your Georgia poll location. The second link is good to check to make sure you are still registered, or registered where your license or other picture ID says you live. We don't have the most reliable Secretary of State, and it's always better to check in advance than discover you are "accidentally" off the rolls on Nov. 4th. Also, many public libraries in Georgia have voter registration forms for you to pick up and send in, too. If they don't (or are out), the librarian at reference should be able to either print out a form for you from the Secretary of State's office or tell you where to go in town (with directions, hours open, etc.) to find a form. Posted by: tess on September 8, 2008 at 9:11 AM | PERMALINKConfirm October 6 as the cut-off date for Virginia. Very prominently displayed in our joint Dem/Obama headquarters in town, so that nobody forgets. In practice, it means that the preceding Saturday and Sunday (4th and 5th) are the last days for door knocking, catching people outside WalMart, etc, because we need to take those forms to the registrar on Monday. Posted by: exlibra on September 8, 2008 at 11:50 AM | PERMALINKHow can you vote in the swing state if you live in a neighboring state?Posted by: say_no_to_voterfraud on September 8, 2008 at 12:33 PM | PERMALINK also fyi re registering, if you've moved since you last registered, or if you haven't voted in four year (i.e. didn't vote in state or congressional elections since 2004) you HAVE to REGISTER again. {it's part of the motorvoter law} Posted by: e1 on September 8, 2008 at 3:09 PM | PERMALINKThanks, Hilzoy. I just blasted my Facebook list with this. Hope it moves some people to do the right thing. Posted by: Lola on September 8, 2008 at 9:43 PM | PERMALINKPost a comment
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