State Instructions — OREGON

Updated: 08-05-2024

Registration Deadline — 21 days before the election.

6. ID Number. To be eligible to vote in Oregon elections, you must provide a valid Oregon Driver’s License, Permit or ID number. If you do not have an Oregon-issued ID, then you will have to provide at least the last four digits of your social security number. If you have neither, you will need to write “NONE” on the form.

7. Choice of Party. In many cases, you must register with a party if you want to take part in that party’s primary election. If you are not a member of a party or this space is left blank, you will be registered as a nonaffiliated voter.

8. Race or Ethnic Group. Leave blank.

9. Signature. To register in Oregon you must:

• a citizen of the United States
• a resident of Oregon
• and at least 16 years of age when registering. If you are not yet 18, you will not receive a ballot until an election occurs on or after your 18th birthday.

Mailing address:

Oregon Elections Division
Public Service Building,
Suite 126
255 Capital St. NE
Salem, OR 97310

Register or make changes to your registration online —

www.oregonvotes.gov.

State Instructions — OKLAHOMA

Updated: 03-15-2022

Registration Deadline — 25 days before the election.

6. ID Number. You must provide either your valid Oklahoma driver’s license number, state identification card number, or the last four digits of your Social Security number. 

7. Choice of Party. You must register with a party if you want to take part in that party’s primary election. A current list of recognized political parties in Oklahoma is available on the Oklahoma State Election Board website. Registered voters with no party affiliation may be allowed by recognized parties to participate in primary elections at the party’s discretion. You will find a list of recognized political parties and a list of parties that allow voters with no party affiliation to vote in primaries at: https://oklahoma.gov/elections/voter-registration/political-party-info.html.

8. Race or Ethnic Group. Leave blank.

9. Signature. To register to vote in Oklahoma you must:

• You must be a citizen of the United States and a resident of the State of Oklahoma.
• You must be 18 years old on or before the date of the next election. You may pre-register if you are at least 17½ years old, but your voter registration will not be activated until you are 18 years old.
• If convicted of a felony, you must have fully served your sentence of court-mandated calendar days, including any term of incarceration, parole, or supervision, or completed a period of probation ordered by any court.
• You must not now be under judgment as an incapacitated person, or a partially incapacitated person prohibited from registering to vote.
• Applications must be signed and dated by the applicant. The signature must be the original, handwritten autograph or mark of the applicant. No facsimile, reproduction, typewritten or other substitute signature, autograph or mark will be valid. It is against the law to sign an Oklahoma Voter Registration Application on behalf of another person.

Mailing address:

Oklahoma State Election Board

Box 528800

Oklahoma City, OK 73152-8800

You can also complete a voter registration application online, using the OK Voter Portal “wizard”: https://okvoterportal.okelections.us/Home/RegWizard (Applications must be printed, signed, and mailed or hand-delivered to your county or State Election Board to complete the process.)

State Instructions — OHIO

Updated: 09-16-2024

Registration Deadline — 30 days before the election.

6. ID Number. Your social security number is requested. Providing this number is voluntary. This information allows the Board of Elections to verify your registration if necessary (O.R.C. 3503.14). [Federal law requires that you provide your driver’s license number to register to vote. If you do not have a driver’s license then you will have to provide at least the last four digits of your social security number. If you don’t have either number you will have to write “NONE” on the form and the State will assign you a number.]

7. Choice of Party. You do not register with a party if you want to take part in that party’s primary election. Party affiliation is established by voting at a primary election.

8. Race or Ethnic Group. Leave blank.

9. Signature. To register in Ohio you must:

• be a citizen of the United States
• be a resident of Ohio
• be 18 years old on or before election day. If you will be 18 on or before the day of the general election, you may vote in the primary election for candidates only.
• not be convicted of a felony and currently incarcerated
• not be found incompetent by a court for purposes of voting

Mailing Address:

Office of the Ohio Secretary of State
180 S Civic Center Dr.
Columbus, Ohio 43215

State Instructions — NORTH DAKOTA

Updated: 03-01-2006

North Dakota does not have voter registration.

State Instructions — NORTH CAROLINA

Updated: 08-22-2024

Registration Deadline — Postmarked 25 days before the election or received in the elections office or designated voter registration agency site by 5:00 p.m. 25 days before the election.

6. ID Number. Provide your North Carolina driver’s license number, or North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles ID number. If you do not have a driver’s license, then list the last four digits of your social security number. If you do not have any of these identification numbers, please write “NONE” on the form. A unique identifying number will be assigned to you for voter registration purposes.

7. Choice of Party. You may choose to affiliate with any political party recognized in North Carolina. If you indicate a political party that is not a qualified party, or indicate no party, you will be listed as “Unaffiliated.” If you are unaffiliated, you may choose to vote in any party’s primary.

8. Race or Ethnic Group. You are required to fill in this box. However, your application will not be rejected if you fail to do so. See the list of choices under the Application Instructions for Box 8 (on page 2).

9. Signature. To register in North Carolina you must:

• be a citizen of the United States
• be a resident of North Carolina and the county in which you live for at least 30 days prior to the election
• be at least 16 years of age and will be 18 years of age by the day of the next general election
• not be currently serving a felony sentence (including any probation, post-release supervision, or parole)

Mailing Address:

State Board of Elections
P.O. Box 27255
Raleigh, NC 27611-7255 

State Instructions — NEW YORK

Updated: 01-17-23

Registration Deadline — 10 days before the election.

6. ID Number. Federal law requires that you provide your driver’s license number to register to vote. If you do not have a driver’s license then you will have to provide at least the last four digits of your social security number. If you have neither, please write “NONE” on the form. A unique identifying number will be assigned to you by your State.

7. Choice of Party. You must enroll with a party if you want to vote in that party’s primary election or caucus.

8. Race or Ethnic Group. Leave blank.

9. Signature. To register in New York you must:

• be a citizen of the United States
• be a resident of the county, or of the City of New York, at least 30 days before an election
• be 18 years old (you may preregister at 16 or 17 but cannot vote until you are 18)
• not be in prison for a felony conviction
• not currently be judged incompetent by order of a court of competent judicial authority
• not claim the right to vote elsewhere

Mailing Address:

NYS Board of Elections

40 North Pearl Street, Suite 5

Albany, NY 12207-2729

State Instructions — NEW MEXICO

Updated: 10-02-2024

Registration Deadline — 28 days before the election.

6. ID Number. You must provide a driver's license or state identification number issued by the motor vehicle division of the taxation and revenue department or the last four digits of your social security number. Computerized listings of limited voter registration information (without social security numbers, codes used to identify agencies where voters have registered, a voter’s day and month of birth or, if prohibited by voters, voters’ telephone numbers) are available to the general public, and are furnished upon request to incumbent election officeholders, candidates, political parties, courts and non-profit organizations promoting voter participation and registration, for political purposes only.

7. Choice of Party. You must register with a party if you want to take part in that party’s primary election, caucus, or convention.

8. Race or Ethnic Group. Leave blank.

9. Signature. To register in New Mexico you must:

• be a citizen of the United States
• be a resident of the State of New Mexico
• be 18 years of age at the time of the next election
• not currently be incarcerated as a result of a felony conviction.

Mailing Address:

Bureau of Elections
325 Don Gaspar, Suite 300
Santa Fe, NM 87503

State Instructions — NEW JERSEY

Updated: 03-28-2008

Registration Deadline — 21 days before the election.

6. ID Number. The last four digits of your Social Security number OR your New Jersey Driver's License number is required for voter registration. If you do not possess either of these identifications, please write "NONE" on the form. The State will assign a number that will serve to identify you for voter registration purposes.

7. Choice of Party. New Jersey's voter registration form does not provide a check-off for political party affiliation. A newly registered voter or voter who has never voted in a political party primary election can declare party affiliation at the polling place on the day of a primary election. In New Jersey, a primary election is only held for the Democratic and Republican parties. A voter may also file a political party declaration form to become a member of a political party. If a declared voter wished to change party affiliation he or she must file a declaration form 50 days before the primary election, in order to vote.

8. Race or Ethnic Group. Leave blank.

9. Signature. To register in New Jersey you must:

• be a citizen of the United States
• be at least 18 years of age by the time of the next election
• be a resident of this State and county at your address at least 30 days before the next election
• not be serving a sentence or on parole or probation as the result of a conviction of any indictable offense under the laws of this or another state or of the United States

Mailing Address:

New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety

Division of Elections

PO BOX 304

Trenton, NJ 08625-0304

State Instructions — NEW HAMPSHIRE

Updated: 03-01-2006

Registration Deadline — New Hampshire town and city clerks will accept this application only as a request for their own absentee voter mail-in registration form, which must be received by your city or town clerk by 10 days before the election.

New Hampshire town and city clerks will accept this application only as a request for their own absentee voter mail-in registration form. You need to fill in only Box 1 and Box 2 or 3.

The application should be mailed to your town or city clerk at your zip code. These addresses are listed on the Secretary of State web site at www.state.nh.us/sos/clerks.htm

It should be mailed in plenty of time for your town or city clerk to mail you their own form and for you to return that form to them by 10 days before the election.

State Instructions — NEVADA

Updated: 05-01-20

Registration Deadline — The deadline for mail-in or in-person voter registration is the fourth Tuesday before any primary or general election. This is the date by which: (1) a mail-in voter registration application must be postmarked; or (2) a person must appear in person at the office of the County Clerk/Registrar of Voters. The deadline for online voter registration at www.RegisterToVoteNV.gov is the Thursday preceding the primary or general election. Eligible voters who miss the voter registration deadlines can register to vote in person at the polling place either during early voting or on election day.

6. ID Number. You must supply a Nevada driver’s license number or Nevada ID card number if you have been issued one by the DMV.  If you do not have a valid Nevada driver’s license or Nevada ID card, you must supply the last four digits of your Social Security Number. If you do not have a valid Nevada driver’s license or Nevada ID card or a Social Security Number, please contact your County Clerk/Registrar of Voters to be assigned a unique identifier.

7. Choice of Party. You must register with a major political party if you want to take part in that party’s primary election, caucus, or convention.  If you register with a minor political party or as a nonpartisan, you will receive a nonpartisan ballot for the primary election.

8. Race or Ethnic Group. Leave blank.

9. Signature. To register in Nevada you must:

• Be a citizen of the United States;
• Have attained the age of 18 years on the date of the next election;
• Have continuously resided in the State of Nevada, in your county, at least 30 days and in your precinct at least 10 days before the next election;
• Not be currently serving a term of imprisonment for a felony conviction;
• Not be determined by a court of law to be mentally incompetent; and
• Claim no other place as your legal residence.

Preregistration for 17 Year Olds — A person who is 17 years of age or older but less than 18 years of age and meets all other qualifications to vote in Nevada can preregister to vote using any of the means available for a person to register to vote.  A person who is preregistered to vote automatically becomes a registered voter on his or her 18th birthday.

Felony Convictions — Any Nevada resident who is convicted of a felony is immediately restored the right to vote upon the individual’s release from prison. There is no waiting period or action required by the individual. The restoration of voting rights is automatic and immediate upon the individual’s release from prison, regardless of the category of felony committed or whether the individual is still on either parole or probation. More information regarding the restoration of voting rights can be found on the Nevada Secretary of State’s website at: www.nvsos.gov.

Mailing address:

Secretary of State Elections Division

101 North Carson Street, Suite 3

Carson City, NV 89701-4786

Voter registration applications may be returned to the Secretary of State’s office at the address above, but to avoid possible delays, you are advised to return your completed voter registration application directly to your local county election official.

Local county addresses: To meet registration deadlines, especially during the two weeks before the mail-in voter registration deadline, you should return completed voter registration applications to your respective County Clerk/Registrar of Voters.  A complete list of County Clerks and Registrars of Voters is available on the Nevada Secretary of State’s website: www.nvsos.gov.