Voter Registration Deadlines by State:
| Alabama | Voter registration is closed during the ten days preceding an election. Applications must be postmarked or delivered by the eleventh day prior to the election. |
| Alaska | 30 days before the election. |
| Arizona | 29 days before the election. |
| Arkansas | 30 days before the election. |
| California | 15 days before the election. |
| Colorado | 29 days before the election. If the application is received in the mails without a postmark, it must be received within 5 days of the close of registration. |
| Connecticut | 14 days before the election. |
| Delaware | 20 days prior to the general election and 20 days prior to any primary election. |
| District of Columbia | 30 days before the election. |
| Florida | 29 days before the election. |
| Georgia | The fifth Monday before any general primary, general election, or presidential preference primary, or regularly scheduled special election pursuant to the Georgia Election Code. In the event that a special election is scheduled on a date other that those dates prescribed by the Georgia Election Code, registration would close on the 5th day after the call. |
| Hawaii | 30 days before the election. |
| Idaho | 25 days before the election. |
| Illinois | 28 days prior to each election. |
| Indiana | 29 days before the election. |
| Iowa | 10 days before the election, if it is a state primary or general election; 11 days before all others. Registration forms which are postmarked 15 or more days before an election are considered on time even if received after the deadline. |
| Kansas | 15 days before the election. |
| Kentucky | 29 days before the election. |
| Louisiana | 30 days before the election. |
| Maine | 10 business days before the election (or a voter may register in person up to and including election day). |
| Maryland | 9:00 p.m. 21 days before the election. |
| Massachusetts | 20 days before the election. |
| Michigan | 30 days before the election. |
| Minnesota | Delivered by 5:00 p.m. 21 days before the election (there is also election day registration at polling places). |
| Mississippi | 30 days before the election. |
| Missouri | 28 days before the election. |
| Montana | 30 days before the election. |
| Nebraska | The third Friday before the election. |
| Nevada | 9:00 p.m. on the fifth Saturday before any primary or general election. 9:00 p.m. on the third Saturday before any recall or special election. However, if a recall or special election is held on the same day as a primary or general election, the registration closes at 9:00 p.m. on the fifth Saturday before the day for the elections. |
| New Hampshire | 10 days before the election. |
| New Jersey | 29 days before the election. |
| New Mexico | 28 days before the election. |
| New York | 25 days before the election. |
| North Carolina | 25 days before the election. |
| North Dakota | North Dakota does not have voter registration. |
| Ohio | 30 days before the election. |
| Oklahoma | 25 days before the election. |
| Oregon | 21 days before the election. |
| Pennsylvania | 30 days before an election or primary. |
| Rhode Island | 30 days before the election. |
| South Carolina | 30 days before the election. |
| South Dakota | 15 days before the election. |
| Tennessee | 30 days before the election. |
| Texas | 30 days before the election. |
| Utah | 20 days before the election. |
| Vermont | The second Saturday before the election. |
| Virginia | 29 days before the election. |
| Washington | 30 days before the election (or in-person at the local voter registration office 15 days before the election). |
| West Virginia | 20 days before the election. |
| Wisconsin | For municipalities where voter registration is required, 13 days before the election (or in person at the local voter registration office up to 5:00 pm, one day before the election, or in person at the polling place on election day). |
| Wyoming | 30 days before the election. You may also register in person on Election Day. |
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Senate Dems Urge Public Option by Reconciliation
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Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue seeks a shake-up of state government
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Wisconsin Billboard Calls for Obama's Ouster
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