Elections In The United States

Currently, 31 States including US territories let any qualified voter who does not have sufficient time outside working hours within which to vote at a state election may,without loss of pay, take off as much working time as will enable voting.. Voter ID Laws have been enacted in 34 States.

Voting Age Requirement

• At least 18 in 51 States
• At least 17 in 2 States

Voter Registration Age Requirement

• At least 18 in 26 States
• At least 16-17 in 3 States
• At least 16 in 9 States
• At least 17 in 10 States
• At least 17 1/2 in 3 States
• At least NA in 1 States

States Quick Facts

State Name	Time Off For Voting	VoterID Enacted	Min Age For Voting	Min Age To Register
Alabama	YES	YES	18	18
Alaska	YES	YES	18	18
American Samoa			18	18
Arizona	YES	YES	18	18
Arkansas	YES	YES	18	18
California	YES	NO	18	16-17
Colorado	YES	YES	18	16
Connecticut		YES	18	17
Delaware		YES	18	18
Florida		YES	18	16
Georgia	YES	YES	18	17 1/2
Guam		NO
Hawaii	YES	YES	18	16
Idaho		YES	18	18
Illinois	YES	NO	17	18
Indiana	NO	YES	18	17
Iowa	YES	YES	18	17 1/2
Kansas	YES	YES	18	18
Kentucky	YES	YES	18	18
Louisiana		YES	18	16
Maine		NO	18	17
Maryland	YES	NO	18	16
Massachusetts	YES	NO	18	16-17
Michigan	NO	YES	18	18
Minnesota	YES	NO	18	18
Mississippi	NO	YES	18	18
Missouri	YES	YES	18	17 1/2
Montana	NO	YES	18	18
Nebraska	YES	NO	18	18
Nevada	YES	NO	18	18
New Hampshire	NO	YES	18	18
New Jersey	NO	NO	18	17
New Mexico	YES	NO	18	17
New York	YES	NO	18	18
North Carolina	NO	NO	18	16
North Dakota	NO	YES	18	NA
Northern Marianas
Ohio	YES	YES	17	17
Oklahoma	YES	YES	18	18
Oregon		NO	18	16
Pennsylvania		NO	18	18
Puerto Rico	YES
Rhode Island	NO	YES	18	16
South Carolina	NO	YES	18	18
South Dakota	YES	YES	18	18
Tennessee	YES	YES	18	18
Texas	YES	YES	18	17
Utah	YES	YES	18	16-17
Vermont		NO	18	18
Virgin Islands			18
Virginia	NO	YES	18	17
Washington	YES	YES	18	18
Washington DC		NO	18	16
West Virginia	YES	YES	18	17
Wisconsin	YES	YES	18	17
Wyoming	YES	NO	18	18

Voter Registration Options

• By mail voter registration available in 51 States and Territories
• In person voter registration available in 53 States and Territories
• Online voter registration available in 42 States and Territories
• Same day voter registration available in 23 States and Territories
• No voter registration available in 1 State

State Name	In Person	By Mail	Online	Same Day
Alabama	YES	YES	YES	No
Alaska	YES	YES	YES	No
American Samoa	YES	YES	No	No
Arizona	YES	YES	YES	No
Arkansas	YES	YES	No	No
California	YES	YES	YES	YES
Colorado	YES	YES	YES	YES
Connecticut	YES	YES	YES	YES
Delaware	YES	YES	YES	No
Florida	YES	YES	YES	No
Georgia	YES	YES	YES	No
Hawaii	YES	YES	YES	YES
Idaho	YES	YES	YES	YES
Illinois	YES	YES	YES	YES
Indiana	YES	YES	YES	No
Iowa	YES	YES	YES	YES
Kansas	YES	YES	YES	No
Kentucky	YES	YES	YES	No
Louisiana	YES	YES	YES	No
Maine	YES	YES	No	YES
Maryland	YES	YES	YES	YES
Massachusetts	YES	YES	YES	No
Michigan	YES	YES	YES	YES
Minnesota	YES	YES	YES	YES
Mississippi	YES	YES	No	No
Missouri	YES	YES	YES	No
Montana	YES	YES	No	YES
Nebraska	YES	YES	YES	No
Nevada	YES	YES	YES	YES
New Hampshire	YES	YES	No	YES
New Jersey	YES	YES	YES	No
New Mexico	YES	YES	YES	YES
New York	YES	YES	YES	No
North Carolina	YES	YES	YES	YES
Ohio	YES	YES	YES	No
Oklahoma	YES	YES	No	No
Oregon	YES	YES	YES	No
Pennsylvania	YES	YES	YES	No
Rhode Island	YES	YES	YES	No
South Carolina	YES	YES	YES	No
South Dakota	YES	YES	No	No
Tennessee	YES	YES	YES	No
Texas	YES	YES	No	No
Utah	YES	YES	YES	YES
Vermont	YES	YES	YES	YES
Virginia	YES	YES	YES	YES
Washington	YES	YES	YES	YES
Washington DC	YES	YES	YES	YES
West Virginia	YES	YES	YES	No
Wisconsin	YES	YES	YES	YES
Wyoming	YES	YES	No	YES
Guam	YES	No	YES	No
Virgin Islands	YES	No	No	No
North Dakota	No	No	No	No

Voting Options

• Early Voting available in 10 States and Territories
• In-person Voting on Election Day available in 18 States and Territories
• All Mail Voting available in 6 States and Territories
• Voting By Absentee Ballot available in 12 States and Territories
• Early In-person Absentee Voting available in 2 States and Territories
• Voting Provisional Ballot available in 1 State

State Name	At the Polls	Early Voting	In-person Absentee	Absentee Ballot	All Mail
Alaska	YES	YES	No	YES	No
Arizona	YES	YES	No	YES	No
Arkansas	YES	YES	No	YES	No
Connecticut	YES	YES	No	YES	No
Delaware	YES	YES	No	YES	No
Florida	YES	YES	No	No	YES
Georgia	YES	YES	No	YES	No
Hawaii	YES	YES	No	No	YES
Illinois	YES	YES	No	No	YES
Washington DC	YES	YES	No	No	YES
Alabama	YES	No	No	YES	No
American Samoa	YES	No	No	YES	No
California	YES	No	No	No	YES
Colorado	YES	No	No	No	YES
Guam	YES	No	No	YES	No
Idaho	YES	No	YES	YES	No
Indiana	YES	No	YES	YES	No
Iowa	YES	No	No	YES	No