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State Requirements

Explore our interactive map to state-by-state voting requirements:

Pre-18 Registration Laws

• 50% of U.S. teens: Preregistration starts at age 16
• 20% more teens: States that allow at least one year to register before the first election but do not start at age 16
• Remaining 30%: States with shorter preregistration periods; most have time to register in senior year

State Requirements

Explore our interactive map to state-by-state voting requirements:

Pre-18 Registration Laws

• 50% of U.S. teens: Preregistration starts at age 16
• 20% more teens: States that allow at least one year to register before the first election but do not start at age 16
• Remaining 30%: States with shorter preregistration periods; most have time to register in senior year

Alabama

Voter registration age: 18 by next election (date of primary/caucus or general if primary/caucus passed)
Online Registration* | Paper Form | VR Drive Guide

Alaska

Voter registration age: 90 days before age 18
Online Registration* | Paper Form | VR Drive Guide

Arizona

Voter registration age: 18 by Nov. 2024 (18 by general election, starting over even years)
Online Registration* | Paper Form | VR Drive Guide

Arkansas

Voter registration age: 18 by next election (date of primary/caucus or general if primary/caucus passed)
Paper Form | VR Drive Guide

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Voter registration age: 18 by Nov. 2024 (18 by general election, starting over every year)
Online Registration* | Paper Form | VR Drive Guide

Delaware

District of Columbia

Florida

Georgia

Hawai'i

Idaho

Voter registration age: 18 (local restrictions may vary)
Online Registration* | Paper Form | VR Drive Guide

Illinois

Voter registration age: 18 by Nov. 2024 (18 by general election, starting over every year)
Online Registration* | Paper Form | VR Drive Guide

Indiana

Voter registration age: 18 by Nov. 2024 (18 by general election, starting over every year)
Online Registration* | Paper Form | VR Drive Guide

Iowa

Kansas

Voter registration age: 18 by Nov. 2024 (18 by general election, starting over even years)
Online Registration* | Paper Form | VR Drive Guide

Kentucky

Voter registration age: 18 by next election (18 by general election, starting over every year)
Online Registration | Paper Form | VR Drive Guide

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Voter registration age: 16
Online Registration* | Paper Form for 16+ | Paper Form for 18+ | VR Drive Guide

Minnesota

Mississippi

Voter registration age: 18 by Nov. 2024 (18 by general election, starting over every year)
Paper Form | VR Drive Guide

Missouri

Montana

Voter registration age: 18 by Nov. 2024 (18 by general election, starting over even years)
Paper Form | VR Drive Guide

Nebraska

Voter registration age: 18 by Nov. 2024 (18 by general election, starting over every year
Online Registration* | Paper Form | VR Drive Guide

Nevada

New Hampshire

Voter registration age: 18 by next election (date of primary/caucus or general if primary/caucus passed)
In-Person | VR Drive Guide

New Jersey

New Mexico

Voter registration age: 18 by Nov. 2024 (18 by general election, starting over even years)
Online Registration* | Paper Form | VR Drive Guide

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Voter registration not required

Ohio

Voter registration age: 18 by Nov. 2024 (18 by general election, starting over every year)
Online Registration* | Paper Form | VR Drive Guide

Oklahoma

Voter registration age: 17.5
Paper Form | VR Drive Guide

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Voter registration age: 18 by next election (date of primary/caucus or general if primary/caucus passed)
Online Registration | Paper Form | VR Drive Guide

Rhode Island

South Carolina

Voter registration age: 18 by Nov. 2024 (18 by general election, starting over even years)
Online Registration* | Paper Form | VR Drive Guide

South Dakota

Voter registration age: 18 by Nov. 2024 (18 by general election, starting over even years)
Paper Form | VR Drive Guide

Tennessee

Voter registration age: 18 by next election (date of primary/caucus or general if primary/caucus passed)
Online Registration* | Paper Form | VR Drive Guide

Texas

Voter registration age: 17 and 10 months
Paper Form | VR Drive Guide

Utah

Vermont

Voter registration age: 18 by Nov. 2024 (18 by general election, starting over even years)
Online Registration | Paper Form | VR Drive Guide

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Voter registration age: 18 by next election (date of primary/caucus or general if primary/caucus passed)
Online Registration* | Paper Form | VR Drive Guide

Wyoming

Voter registration age: 18 by Nov. 2024 (18 by general election, starting over even years)
Paper Form | VR Drive Guide

* - DMV-issued ID required to register to vote online. Eligible citizens can print out and mail in a voter registration application without DMV-issued ID. Check your state’s form for details. For assistance learning what forms of ID you can use to register and vote, and for help obtaining a valid form of ID, visit our friends at VoteRiders.

Last updated June 2024.
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