Voter Registration Forms & Absentee Ballot Applications

The National Voter Registration Form

Every state except New Hampshire, North Dakota, and Wyoming accepts the National Voter Registration Form.  You can use our Voter Registration Widget to fill the form out.  The entire process takes less than three minutes.   

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Military and Overseas Voters

U.S. citizens who are active members of the Uniformed Services the Merchant Marine, their family members, and U.S. citizens residing outside the United States can register to vote and/or request an absentee using the Federal Post Card Application.  Mail your completed application directly to your local election official.  Please go to the Overseas Vote Foundation for help preparing and mailing this form.  

Offsite Recommendation:  The Overseas Vote Foundation is the most informative resource we know of for overseas voters.  They'll help you prepare your form and mail it to the correct official, and they'll keep you abreast of all relevant deadlines and laws.

ALABAMA

• Alabama voter registration form
• Alabama absentee ballot application
• Alabama emergency absentee ballot application

For deadlines, directions and mailing addresses, please check our Alabama Voter Guide.

ALASKA

• Alaska voter registration form
• Alaska absentee ballot application

For deadlines, directions and mailing addresses, please check our Alaska Voter Guide.

ARIZONA

• Arizona voter registration form
• Absentee ballot applications are not available online.  Contact your County Recorder to request an absentee ballot application.  Note: many counties let you request your absentee ballot online.

For deadlines, directions and mailing addresses, please check our Arizona Voter Guide.

ARKANSAS

• Arkansas voter registration form
• Absentee ballot applications are not available online.  Call or write your County Clerk to request an absentee ballot application.  

For deadlines, directions and mailing addresses, check out our Arkansas Voter Guide.

CALIFORNIA

• California voter registration form
• California vote-by-mail application (November 4, 2008 election only)
  
• California vote-by-mail application (primary elections only)

For deadlines, directions and mailing addresses, check out our California Voter Guide.

COLORADO

• Colorado voter registration form
• Colorado absentee ballot application

For deadlines, directions and mailing addresses, check out our Colorado Voter Guide.

CONNECTICUT

• Connecticut voter registration form
• Connecticut absentee ballot application
• Connecticut emergency absentee ballot application

For deadlines, directions and mailing addresses, check out our Connecticut Voter Guide.

DELAWARE

• Register online at the Secretary of State website
• Delaware absentee ballot application (special and general elections only)
• Delaware absentee ballot applicaiton (primary and presidential elections only)

For deadlines, directions and mailing addresses, check out our Delaware Voter Guide.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

• DC voter registration form
• DC absentee ballot application
• DC emergency absentee ballot application

For deadlines, directions and mailing addresses, check out our DC Voter Guide.

FLORIDA

• Florida voter registration form
• Absentee ballot applications are not available online.  Call or write your Supervisor of Elections to request an absentee ballot application. 

For deadlines, directions and mailing addresses, check out our Florida Voter Guide.

GEORGIA

• Georgia voter registration form
• Georgia absentee ballot application

For deadlines, directions and mailing addresses, check out our Georgia Voter Guide.

HAWAII

• Hawaii voter registration form
• Hawaii absentee ballot application

For deadlines, directions and mailing addresses, check out our Hawaii Voter Guide.

IDAHO

• Idaho voter registration form
• Idaho absentee ballot application

For deadlines, directions and mailing addresses, check out our Idaho Voter Guide.

ILLINOIS

• Illinois voter registration form
• Absentee ballot applications are not available online.  Call or write your County Election Authority to request an absentee ballot application. 

For deadlines, directions and mailing addresses, check out our Illinois Voter Guide.

INDIANA

• Indiana voter registration form
• Indiana absentee ballot application

For deadlines, directions and mailing addresses, check out our Indiana Voter Guide.

IOWA

• Iowa voter registration form
• Iowa absentee ballot application

For deadlines, directions and mailing addresses, check out our Iowa Voter Guide.

KANSAS

• Kansas voter registration form
• Kansas absentee ballot application

For deadlines, directions and mailing addresses, check out our Kansas Voter Guide.

KENTUCKY

• Kentucky voter registration form
• Kentucky's absentee ballot application is not available online.  Contact your County Clerk to request an absentee ballot application.

For deadlines, directions and mailing addresses, check out our Kentucky Voter Guide.

LOUISIANA

• Louisiana voter registration form
• Louisiana absentee ballot application

For deadlines, directions and mailing addresses, check out our Louisiana Voter Guide.

MAINE

• Maine voter registration forms are not available online.  You can use our Voter Registration Widget to register to vote.
• Maine absentee ballot application (November 4, 2008 election only)

For deadlines, directions and mailing addresses, check out our Maine Voter Guide.

MARYLAND

• Maryland voter registration form
• Maryland absentee ballot application

For deadlines, directions and mailing addresses, check out our Maryland Voter Guide.

MASSACHUSETTS

• Massachusetts' voter registration form is not online. You can use our Voter Registration Widget to register to vote.  
• Massachusetts absentee ballot application
• Massachusetts absentee ballot request (family member on behalf of voter)

For deadlines, directions and mailing addresses, check out our Massachusetts Voter Guide.

MICHIGAN

• Michigan voter registration form
• Michigan absentee ballot application

For deadlines, directions and mailing addresses, check out our Michigan Voter Guide.

MINNESOTA

• Minnesota voter registration form
• Minnesota absentee ballot application
• Minnesota absentee ballot request - presidential race only

For deadlines, directions and mailing addresses, check out our Minnesota Voter Guide.

MISSISSIPPI

• Mississippi voter registration form
• Absentee ballot applications are not available online.  Contact your County Voter Registrar to request an absentee ballot application.   

For deadlines, directions and mailing addresses, check out our Mississippi Voter Guide.

MISSOURI

• Missouri voter registration form
• Missouri absentee ballot application  

For deadlines, directions and mailing addresses, check out our Missouri Voter Guide.

MONTANA

• Montana voter registration form
• Montana absentee ballot application

For deadlines, directions and mailing addresses, check out our Montana Voter Guide.

NEBRASKA

• Nebraksa voter registration form
• Nebraska absentee ballot application

For deadlines, directions and mailing addresses, check out our Nebraska Voter Guide.

NEVADA

• Nevada's voter registration form is not available online.  You can use our Voter Registration Widget to register to vote.  

Each Nevada county has it's own absentee ballot application. Most are not available online.  Contact your County Clerk to request an absentee ballot application.  The following counties have made their applications available online: 

• Clark County Absentee Ballot Application
• Washoe County Absente Ballot Application
• Douglas County Absentee Ballot Application

For deadlines, directions and mailing addresses, check out our Nevada Voter Guide.

NEW HAMPSHIRE

• You can only register by mail in New Hampshire if you are unable to register in person because of physical disability, religious beliefs, military service, or because of temporary absence.  You can use New Hampshire's absentee voter registration application to request a mail-in voter registration form.  You can also call your town/city clerk and ask them to send a mail-in-voter registration form. 
• New Hampshire absentee ballot application

For deadlines, directions and mailing addresses, check out our New Hampshire Voter Guide.

NEW JERSEY

• New Jersey voter registration form
• New Jersey absentee ballot application

For deadlines, directions and mailing addresses, check out our New Jersey Voter Guide.

NEW MEXICO

• The New Mexico Voter Registration Form is not available online.   You can use our Voter Registration Widget to register to vote.  
• New Mexico absentee ballot application.  

For deadlines, directions and mailing addresses, check out our New Mexico Voter Guide.

NEW YORK

• New York voter registration form
• New York absentee ballot application

For deadlines, directions and mailing addresses, check out our New York Voter Guide.

NORTH CAROLINA

• North Carolina voter registration form
• There is no official absentee ballot application.  You can send a handwritten request to your County Board of Elections.  Your request must include your name, your home address, your mailing address, your date of birth and your signature.

For deadlines, directions and mailing addresses, check out our North Carolina Voter Guide.

NORTH DAKOTA

North Dakota does not have voter registration!

North Dakota has FOUR different absentee ballot applications:

1. The North Dakota general absentee voter application (for established residents)
2. The North Dakota new resident absentee voter application (for residents who've lived in North Dakota for at least 10 days, but under 30 days)
3. The overseas children absentee voter application (for 18 year olds who have never lived in the United States, but whose parents are North Dakota Residents)
4. The overseas resident absentee voter application (for uniformed service members of North Dakota residents living outside the United States)

For deadlines, directions and mailing addresses, check out our North Dakota Voter Guide.

OHIO

• Ohio voter registration form
• Ohio absentee ballot application

For deadlines, directions and mailing addresses, check out our Ohio Voter Guide.

OKLAHOMA

• Oklahoma voter registration form
• Oklahoma absentee ballot application (general voters)
• Oklahoma absentee ballot application (incapacitated or disabled voter)

For deadlines, directions and mailing addresses, check out our Oklahoma Voter Guide.

OREGON

• Oregon voter registration form
• Oregon absentee ballot application

For deadlines, directions and mailing addresses, check out our Oregon Voter Guide.

PENNSYLVANIA

• Pennsylvania voter registration form
• Pennsylvania absentee ballot application
• Pennsylvania emergency absentee ballot application (before 5pm on the Friday before election day)
• Pennsylvania emergency absentee ballot application (after 5pm on the Friday before election day)

For deadlines, directions and mailing addresses, check out our Pennsylvania Voter Guide.

RHODE ISLAND

• Rhode Island voter registration form
• Rhodes Island Absentee ballot application for permanently disabled or incapacitated voters
• Rhose Island absentee ballot application (November 4, 2008 election only)

For deadlines, directions and mailing addresses, check out our Rhode Island Voter Guide.

SOUTH CAROLINA

• South Carolina voter registration form
• Absentee ballot applications are not available online.  Contact your County Voter Registration Office to request an absentee ballot application. 

For deadlines, directions and mailing addresses, check out our South Carolina Voter Guide.

SOUTH DAKOTA

• South Dakota voter registration form
• South Dakota absentee ballot application

For deadlines, directions and mailing addresses, check out our South Dakota Voter Guide.

TENNESSEE

• Tennesee voter registration form
• There is no official absentee ballot application.  We've created one you can use: Tennessee Absentee Ballot Application.  You can also mail or a fax a written request to your County Election Commission.  Your request should include your name, your address, your social security number, your home address, your mailing address, the election you wish to participate in, your reason for voting absentee, and your signature. 

For deadlines, directions and mailing addresses, check out our Tennessee Voter Guide.

TEXAS

• Texas voter registration form
• Texas absentee ballot application
• Texas emergency absentee ballot application

For deadlines, directions and mailing addresses, check out our Texas Voter Guide.

UTAH

• Utah voter registration form
• Utah absentee ballot application

For deadlines, directions and mailing addresses, check out our Utah Voter Guide.

VERMONT

• Vermont voter registration form
• Vermont absentee ballot application

For deadlines, directions and mailing addresses, check out our Vermont Voter Guide.

VIRGINIA

• Virginia voter registration form
• Virginia absentee ballot application

For deadlines, directions and mailing addresses, check out our Virginia Voter Guide.

WASHINGTON

• Washington voter registration form
• Absentee ballot applications are not available online.  Contact your County Auditor (in person, by mail, by fax, or via email) to request an absentee ballot application.

For deadlines, directions and mailing addresses, check out our Washington Voter Guide.

WEST VIRGINIA

• West Virginia voter registration form
• West Virginia absentee ballot application

For deadlines, directions and mailing addresses, check out our West Virginia Voter Guide.

WISCONSIN

• Wisconsin voter registration form
• Winsconsin absentee ballot application

For deadlines, directions and mailing addresses, check out our Wisconsin Voter Guide.

WYOMING

• Wyoming voter registration form
• Absentee ballot applications are not available online.  Contact your County Clerk to request an absentee ballot.  If you submit a written request, include your name, residence address, mailing address, and birth date or social security number. 

For deadlines, directions and mailing addresses, check out our Wyoming Voter Guide.