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2016 election

What you need to know to vote in fall elections

Clare Ramirez and Marisa Rother | The Daily Orange

Three sets of Democratic and Republican candidates will be going head-to-head in New York state on Election Day.

Here’s everything you need to know to vote in the elections that will be held later this fall.

Voting

Emma Comtois | Senior Design Editor

Here’s a list of registration deadlines for all 50 states and the District of Columbia:

  • Alabama: Oct. 24
  • Alaska: Oct. 9
  • Arizona: Online: Oct. 10, Mail: Oct. 8
  • Arkansas: Oct. 10
  • California: Oct. 24
  • Colorado: Oct. 31
  • Connecticut: Nov. 1
  • Delaware: Oct. 15
  • District of Columbia: Received by the Tuesday before election day
  • Florida: Oct. 11
  • Georgia: Oct. 11
  • Hawaii: Online: Oct. 10, Mail: Oct. 8
  • Idaho: Oct. 14
  • Illinois: Online: Oct. 23, Mail: Oct. 11
  • Indiana: Oct. 11
  • Iowa: Oct. 29, Mail: Oct. 24
  • Kansas: Oct. 18
  • Kentucky: Oct. 11
  • Louisiana: Oct. 11
  • Maine: Mail: Oct. 18
  • Maryland: Oct. 18
  • Massachusetts: Oct. 19
  • Michigan: Oct. 11
  • Minnesota: Oct. 18
  • Mississippi: Oct. 8
  • Missouri: Oct. 12
  • Montana: Mail: Oct. 11
  • Nebraska: Oct. 21
  • Nevada: Online: Oct. 18, Mail: Oct. 8
  • New Hampshire: Mail: Oct. 29
  • New Jersey: Mail: Oct. 18
  • New Mexico: Oct. 11
  • New York: Oct. 14
  • North Carolina: Mail: Oct. 14
  • North Dakota: You don’t need to register to vote in North Dakota. Instead, make sure you meet all voting requirements, and provide ID to vote on Election Day, Nov. 8.
  • Ohio: Mail: Oct. 11
  • Oklahoma: Mail: Oct. 14
  • Oregon: Oct. 18
  • Pennsylvania: Oct. 11
  • Rhode Island: Oct. 9
  • South Carolina: Oct. 8
  • South Dakota: Mail: Oct. 24
  • Tennessee: Mail: Oct. 11
  • Texas: Mail: Oct. 11
  • Utah: Online: Nov. 1, Mail: Oct. 9
  • Vermont: Nov. 2
  • Virginia: Oct. 17
  • Washington: Online: Oct. 10, Mail: Oct. 8
  • West Virginia: Oct. 18
  • Wisconsin: Mail: Oct. 19
  • Wyoming: Mail: Oct. 25

 







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