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Click on your state to register/pre-register to vote.
States in green allow pre-registration. Scroll under the map for more details.
State | Age Requirement to Register |
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Alabama | You must be 18 on or before the next general election. |
Alaska | You must be at least 18 or within 90 days of your 18th birthday. |
Arizona | You must be 18 on or before the next general election. |
Arkansas | You must be 18 on or before the next general election. |
California | You can pre-register at 16. Click here to access the Secretary of State’s College Registration webpage. Click here to access the Secretary of State’s High School Pre-Registration webpage. |
Colorado | You can pre-register at 16. |
Connecticut | If you are at least 17 and turning 18 before Election Day, you can register to vote and you may participate in the general primary. |
Delaware | You can pre-register at 16. |
District of Columbia | You can pre-register at 16. |
Florida | You can pre-register at 16. |
Georgia | You must be at least 17 ½ . |
Hawaii | You can pre-register at 16. |
Idaho | You must be 18 on or before the next general election. |
Illinois | You must be 17 years old on or before the date of the Primary Election and turn 18 on or before the date of the General or Consolidated Election. |
Indiana | You must be at least 18 on or before the next general, municipal, or special election to register. If you’re 17, you may register and vote in the primary election if you turn 18 on or before the next general or municipal election. |
Iowa | You must be at least 17 ½. |
Kansas | You must be 18 on or before the next general election. |
Kentucky | You must be 18 on or before the next general election. |
Louisiana | You can pre-register at 16 in person at the Registrar of Voters office or at the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles. If you register another way, you must be at least 17. |
Maine | You can pre-register at 17. You can vote at age 17 in a primary if you’ll be 18 by the next general election. |
Maryland | You can pre-register at 16. |
Massachusetts | You can pre-register at 16. |
Michigan | You must be 18 on or before the next general election. |
Minnesota | You must be 18 on or before the next general election. |
Mississippi | You must be 18 on or before the next general election. |
Missouri | You must be at least 17 ½ to register. |
Montana | You must be 18 on or before the next general election. |
Nebraska | You must be 18 on or before the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of the current calendar year to register. |
Nevada | You can pre-register at 17. |
New Hampshire | You must be 18 on or before the next general election. |
New Jersey | You can pre-register at 17. |
New Mexico | If you’re 17 and will be 18 by the general election, you can register and you may participate in the primary election. |
New York | You can pre-register at 16. |
North Carolina | You can pre-register at 16. |
North Dakota | You do not have to register to vote in North Dakota. |
Ohio | If you’re 17 and will be 18 on or before the general election, you can register to vote. You may also vote in the primary election to nominate candidates at 17, but you cannot vote on issues or party central committees until you are 18. |
Oklahoma | You must be 18 on or before the next general election. |
Oregon | You can pre-register at 16. |
Pennsylvania | You must be 18 on or before the next general election. |
Rhode Island | You can pre-register at 16. |
South Carolina | You must be 18 on or before the next general election. |
South Dakota | You must be 18 on or before the next general election. |
Tennessee | You must be 18 on or before the next general election. |
Texas | You must be at least 17 and 10 months old and 18 on Election Day to register. |
Utah | You can pre-register at 16. |
Vermont | If you are 17 and will become 18 before the next election, you can submit your registration application, but it will not become active until you turn 18 and take the Voter’s Oath. |
Virginia | If you are 17 and will be 18 at the next general election, you may register in advance and vote in any primary or special election. |
Washington | You can pre-register at 16. |
West Virginia | You can pre-register at 17. If you’re 17 but will be 18 before the next general election, you can also vote in primary elections. |
Wisconsin | You may register at 17 if you will be 18 by the next election. |
Wyoming | You must be 18 on or before the next general election. |