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Voter Eligibility by state

Compare Voter Eligibility across states and jurisdictions, with links back to each full state voting guide.

Last reviewed: August 14, 2026. Generated from Can I Vote JSON voting-guide models.

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Voter Eligibility comparison

State	Eligibility Rule	Requirements	Source
Alabama	Voting age 18 and Registration age 18	Be a United States Citizen, Reside in Alabama, Be at least 18 years of age on or before election day, You cannot be barred from voting by reason of a disqualifying felony conviction., and 1 more	Click here for more info State guide details
Alaska	Voting age 18 and Registration age 18	Be a United States Citizen, Reside in Alaska, be at least 18 years old or within 90 days of your 18th birthday, not be a convicted felon, unless your voting rights have been restored; and, and 1 more	Eligibility source State guide details
American Samoa	Voting age 18 and Registration age 18	Be a United States Citizen or a U.S. National, Reside in American Samoa, and Be at least 18 years of age on or before election day	Eligibility source State guide details
Arizona	Voting age 18 and Registration age 18	Be a United States Citizen and Be a resident of Arizona and the county listed on your registration	State guide details
Arkansas	Voting age 18 and Registration age 18	Be a United States Citizen;, Be an Arkansas resident;, Age 18 or you will be 18 before the next election;, Not be a convicted felon whose sentence has not been discharged or pardoned;, and 2 more	Eligibility source State guide details
California	Voting age 18 and Registration age 16-17	Be a United States Citizen, A Resident of California,, Not currently found mentally incompetent to vote by a court, and Not currently in state or federal prison or on parole for the conviction of a felony	Eligibility source State guide details
Colorado	Voting age 18 and Registration age 16	Be a United States Citizen, Be a Colorado resident and have lived in the state for at least 22 days before the election,, and Are not serving a sentence (including parole) for a felony conviction	Eligibility source State guide details
Connecticut	Voting age 18 and Registration age 17	Be a United States Citizen, Be a Connecticut resident;, be at least 17 years old (must turn 18 on or before election day); 17 year olds, who will turn 18 on or before election day, may participate in general primary., and ave completed confinement and parole...	Eligibility source State guide details
Delaware	Voting age 18 and Registration age 18	Be a United States Citizen, Be a resident of Delaware(proof required), Be at least 18 years old on the date of the next General Election, Not adjudged to be mentally incompetent; or an ex-felon who meets the requirements as specified by law according to 15 Del...	Eligibility source State guide details
Florida	Voting age 18 and Registration age 16	Be a United States Citizen, Be a legal Resident of Florida,, Not have been convicted of a felony without your civil rights having been restored; and Provide your current and valid Florida driver's license number or Florida identification card number., and Not...	Eligibility source State guide details
Georgia	Voting age 18 and Registration age 17 1/2	Be a United States Citizen, Be a legal Resident of the county ,, Not be serving a sentence for conviction of a felony involving moral turpitude, and Have not been found mentally incompetent by a judge	Eligibility source State guide details
Hawaii	Voting age 18 and Registration age 16	Be a United States Citizen, Be A legal Resident of Hawaii,and, and Incarcerated felons [HRS 831-2] and people adjudicated mentally incompetent are not allowed to vote	Eligibility source State guide details
Idaho	Voting age 18 and Registration age 18	Be a United States Citizen;, Be at least 18 years old on Election Day, have resided in Idaho and in the county for 30 days, Federal, State or County Election - 30 days within the state and county, and 4 more	Eligibility source State guide details
Illinois	Voting age 17 and Registration age 18	Be a United States Citizen, Be at least 18 years of age by Election Day;, Be a resident of the precinct at least 30 days prior to Election Day., Not be convicted and in jail, and 1 more	Eligibility source State guide details
Indiana	Voting age 18 and Registration age 17	You are both a U.S. citizen and a resident of Indiana; and, You are not currently in prison after being convicted of a crime; and, You have lived in the precinct where you vote for at least 30 days prior to the election; and, and You are registered to vote.	Eligibility source State guide details
Iowa	Voting age 18 and Registration age 17 1/2	Be a United States Citizen, Be a Iowa resident, Be At least 17 1/2 years old (must be 18 years old by election day to vote), You are a convicted felon (unless your voting rights have been restored), and 2 more	Eligibility source State guide details
Kansas	Voting age 18 and Registration age 18	Be a U.S. citizen and a resident of the state of Kansas., Be a Kansas Resident, NOT be incarcerated, on parole or on probation for a felony conviction., NOT be disqualified to vote by a court, due to mental incompetence, and 1 more	Eligibility source State guide details
Kentucky	Voting age 18 and Registration age 18	You are a United States citizen;, Must be a resident of Kentucky not less than 28 days before the election., Not be a convicted felon (or, if so, have civil rights restored), Not have been judged mentally incompetent in a court of law and have voting rights...	Eligibility source State guide details
Louisiana	Voting age 18 and Registration age 16	Be a United States Citizen, Not be under an order of imprisonment for conviction of a felony, Not be under a judgement of full interdiction for mental incompetence or partial interdiction with suspension of voting rights, and Reside in the state and parish in...	Eligibility source State guide details
Maine	Voting age 18 and Registration age 17	Be a citizen of the United States, Have established and maintain a residence in the municipality where the person intends to register to vote, and Be at least 17 years of age (must be 18 years old to vote)	Eligibility source State guide details
Maryland	Voting age 18 and Registration age 16	Be a United States Citizen, Be a Maryland resident;, Under guardianship for mental disability and found by a court to be unable to communicate a desire to vote, Not have been convicted of buying or selling votes;, and 1 more	Eligibility source State guide details
Massachusetts	Voting age 18 and Registration age 16-17	You are a citizen of the United States;, You are a resident of Massachusetts, and, You are 16 years old, and You are not currently incarcerated by reason of a felony conviction.	Eligibility source State guide details
Michigan	Voting age 18 and Registration age 18	Be a United States Citizen and Be a resident of Michigan and the city or township where you are applying to register to vote.	Eligibility source State guide details
Minnesota	Voting age 18 and Registration age 18	are a citizen of the United States, A resident of Minnesota for 20 days, and Finished with all parts of any felony sentence	Eligibility source State guide details
Mississippi	Voting age 18 and Registration age 18	A United States Citizen,, A Resident of Mississippi,except persons judicially declared mentally incompetent, A resident of the state, county, and supervisor's district for 30 days, and Has never been convicted of any crime listed in Section 241 of the...	Eligibility source State guide details
Missouri	Voting age 18 and Registration age 17 1/2	You are both a U.S. citizen and Resident of Missouri	Eligibility source State guide details
Montana	Voting age 18 and Registration age 18	Be registered as required by law., Be a citizen of the United States., Have lived in Montana for at least 30 days., You're a convicted felon serving a sentence in a penal institution., and 1 more	Eligibility source State guide details
Nebraska	Voting age 18 and Registration age 18	Be a United States citizen;, Live in the State of Nebraska;, Have not been convicted of a felony, or if convicted, at least two years have passed since the completion of your sentence for the felony including any parole term;, Have not been officially found to...	Eligibility source State guide details
Nevada	Voting age 18 and Registration age 18	Be a U.S. citizen, Will be residing in the county you are registering in at the time of the next election, and Not been declared by a court to be mentally incompetent	Eligibility source State guide details
New Hampshire	Voting age 18 and Registration age 18	Be a New Hampshire residents, United States citizens, There is no minimum period of time you are required to have lived in the state before being allowed to register., and You can only register in the town or ward in which you are domiciled	Eligibility source State guide details
New Jersey	Voting age 18 and Registration age 17	You are a United States citizen,, You are a resident of the county for 30 days before the election,, You are NOT currently serving a sentence, probation or parole because of a felony conviction., You are serving a sentence or on parole or probation, as a...	Eligibility source State guide details
New Mexico	Voting age 18 and Registration age 17	You are a United States citizen;, Must be a resident of New Mexico., Not a convicted felon, or a felon who has completed all of the terms and conditions of sentencing, and Not legally declared mentally incapacitated	State guide details
New York	Voting age 18 and Registration age 18	be a United States citizen;, be 18 years old by December 31 of the year in which you file this form (note: you must be 18 years old by the date of the general, primary or other election in which you want to vote);, live at your present address at least 30 days...	Eligibility source State guide details
North Carolina	Voting age 18 and Registration age 16	You are a United States citizen;, Must be a resident of the county, and prior to voting in an election, must have resided at his or her residential address for at least 30 days prior to the date of the election., Prior to voting, must be a resident of the...	Eligibility source State guide details
North Dakota	Voting age 18 and Registration age NA	A United States Citizen,, A Resident of North Dakota,, A precinct resident for 30 days preceding the election., and Able to provide a driver’s license, non-driver identification card, tribal identification, or long-term care certificate	Eligibility source State guide details
Northern Marianas	Who Can Register To Vote in Northern Marianas?	On the date of the election, must be 18 years of age or older, Must be either a citizen or national of the United States, Must be a resident in the Commonwealth and has resided in the Commonwealth for at least 120 days, No person who is confined to a mental...	Eligibility source State guide details
Ohio	Voting age 17 and Registration age 17	You are a citizen of the United States;, You will be at least 18 years old on or before the day of the next general election. (If you will be 18 on or before November, you may vote in the primary election to nominate candidates, but you cannot vote on issues...	Eligibility source State guide details
Oklahoma	Voting age 18 and Registration age 18	You are a United States citizen;, Must be a resident of the state of Oklahoma., and Persons judged incapacitated by a court may not register to vote.	Eligibility source State guide details
Oregon	Voting age 18 and Registration age 16	You can register to vote if you can answer yes to the following questions:, Are you a resident of Oregon?, Are you a US citizen?, Yes, if you are a US citizen, an Oregon Resident and at least 17 years of age. Your residence address may be any place you sleep...	Eligibility source State guide details
Pennsylvania	Voting age 18 and Registration age 18	A citizen of the United States for at least one month before the next primary, special, municipal, or general election., A resident of Pennsylvania and the election district in which you want to register and vote for at least 30 days before the next primary...	Eligibility source State guide details
Rhode Island	Voting age 18 and Registration age 16	If you are a convicted felon and not in prison and you are a US citizen at least 18 years of age on election day, you may restore your right to vote by notifying your local board of canvassers in writing that you have completed your prison sentence or by...	Eligibility source State guide details
South Carolina	Voting age 18 and Registration age 18	be a United States citizen -be at least eighteen years old on or before the next election, be a resident of South Carolina, this county and precinct, not be under a court order declaring you mentally incompetent, not be confined in any public prison resulting...	Eligibility source State guide details
South Dakota	Voting age 18 and Registration age 18	Be a United States citizen, Reside in South Dakota, Not currently serving a sentence for a felony conviction which included imprisonment, served or suspended, in an adult penitentiary system, and Not be judged mentally incompetent by a court of law	Eligibility source State guide details
Tennessee	Voting age 18 and Registration age 18	Be a citizen of the United States,(18) years of age or older on or before the date of the next election., Be a resident of Tennesse, and You must not have been convicted of a felony, or if you have, your full rights of citizenship must have been restored	Eligibility source State guide details
Texas	Voting age 18 and Registration age 17	You are a United States citizen;, You are a resident of the county where you submit the application;, You are not a convicted felon (you may be eligible to vote if you have completed your sentence, probation, and parole); and, and You have not been declared by...	Eligibility source State guide details
Utah	Voting age 18 and Registration age 16-17	A United States citizen; and A resident of Utah for at least 30 days before the election. An applicant is considered a resident of Utah if he or she has his principal place of residence within Utah and intends to continue to reside within Utah indefinitely.	Eligibility source State guide details
Vermont	Voting age 18 and Registration age 18	be a citizen of the United States;, a resident of Vermont and a resident of the town in which you apply to be added to the checklist;, taken, or have previously taken, the Voter's oath, and be 18 years on or before the date of a general election may register...	Eligibility source State guide details
Virgin Islands	Voting age 18	Be a citizen of the United States, Must be eighteen years of age or turn 18 before the next election, Must meet the residency requirement, Not be convicted felon who has not been discharged or pardoned, and 2 more	State guide details
Virginia	Voting age 18 and Registration age 17	Be a resident of Virginia (A person who has come to Virginia for temporary purposes and intends to return to another state is not considered a resident for voting purposes), Be a U. S. Citizen, Be 18 years old (Any person who is 17 years old and will be...	Eligibility source State guide details
Washington	Voting age 18 and Registration age 18	A United States Citizen,, A legal Resident of Washington State,, 18 years of age or older on Election Day,, Not under the authority of the Department of Corrections; and, and 5 more	Eligibility source State guide details
Washington DC	Voting age 18 and Registration age 16	Be a United States Citizen, Be a legal Resident of the District of Columbia,, Be at least 16 years old but will not receive a voter registration card or be eligible to vote until they are at least 17 with a date of birth indicating that they will be 18 on or...	Eligibility source State guide details
West Virginia	Voting age 18 and Registration age 17	A resident of West Virginia and the county in which you register., A U.S. Citizen., At least 17 years old, and 18 before the next General Election. (Seventeen year olds may register and vote in primary elections, if they turn 18 by the next General Election.)...	Eligibility source State guide details
Wisconsin	Voting age 18 and Registration age 17	Be a citizen of the United States, Be a resident of Wisconsin for at least 28 days, Not have been convicted of treason, felony or bribery, or if civil rights have been restored, Not have been found by a court to be incapable of understanding the objective of...	Eligibility source State guide details
Wyoming	Voting age 18 and Registration age 18	You are a United States citizen;, Resident of Wyoming and the precinct in which you register;, Not been convicted of a felony, or if convicted, has had civil or voting rights restored., Not declared to be mentally incompetent by a court, and 5 more	Eligibility source State guide details

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