Research Guides: Vote!: US Voting Info

How to Register in All Fifty States + American Territories

Election information varies by state and territory.

Check Vote.gov for current registration information for your home state/territory.

Think you might already be registered?

CHECK HERE:

NJ Voter Registration Check (NJ Division of Elections)
NJ ONLY
Find out if you're already registered to vote, and if so, the location of your polling place.
Verify Your Registration (Headcount.org)
STATES (NOT TERRITORIES)
Choose your state and check your registration in this handy guide.

GUIDANCE FOR STUDENTS

Remember: college students can register to vote where they go to college. However, you might consider registering in your home state/territory if you think you might move back after you graduate and instead vote by mail while in college.

Vote.gov
USA AND TERRITORIES
Registration information for every state and American territory, including online registration for the states that allow it.
States With Online Voter Registration (National Conference of State Legislatures)
STATES (NOT TERRITORIES)
Vote.gov will lead you where you need to go for all states and territories, but this is a neat list of the states that currently offer online voter registration.

VOTER ASSISTANCE

Federal agencies and nonprofits.

US Election Assistance Commission
The US Election Assistance Commission (EAC) was established by the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA). EAC is an independent, bipartisan commission (appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate) charged with developing guidance to meet election regulations, and also services as a central collection of state policies about voting systems.
Overseas Vote: Nonpartisan Voter Services for U.S. Citizens Overseas and Uniformed Services Members
Information on voting for Americans serving in the military or living overseas, including students who are studying abroad.
Federal Voting Assistance Program
Voting assistance for Service members, their families and overseas citizens.
Voting While Trans (Transform the Vote)
Information and guidance for trans voters.

Absentee & Mail-in Ballots

Absentee or mail-in ballots are always available from your home state if you will be away at the time of an election.

Different states have different requirements and deadlines, so make sure you look into it early to give yourself enough time to request the ballot and return it for the primary and/or general elections.

STATE POLICIES

Vote411: Search by State and Topic (League of Women Voters)
Use the Vote411 tool to search for voting info by topic (including absentee and early voting, election dates, polling place details, and more) and state to find current information for your home state.
Rock the Vote
Database of state voting information.

This guide was inspired by the one originally created by Aimee Slater, Government Information and Social Sciences Librarian, at Brandeis University.

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How to Register in All Fifty States + American Territories

GUIDANCE FOR STUDENTS

VOTER ASSISTANCE

Absentee & Mail-in Ballots

Absentee or mail-in ballots are always available from your home state if you will be away at the time of an election.

STATE POLICIES

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