State Instructions — NEBRASKA

Updated: 10-17-2024

Registration Deadline — The third Friday before the election (or delivered by 6 p.m. on the second Friday before the election).

6. ID Number. You must provide your Nebraska driver's license number. If you do not have a Nebraska driver's license number then you must list 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, caucus, or convention.

8. Race or Ethnic Group. Leave blank.

9. Signature. To register in Nebraska you must:

• be a citizen of the United States
• be a resident of Nebraska
• be at least 18 years of age or will be 18 years of age on or before the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November
• not have been convicted of a felony, or if convicted, you have completed your sentence for the felony, including any parole term
• not have been officially found to be mentally incompetent

Mailing Address:

Nebraska Secretary of State

Suite 2300, State Capitol Bldg.

Lincoln, NE 68509-4608

State Instructions — MONTANA

Updated: 03-15-2022

Registration Deadline — Regular registration closes 30 days before the election. A prospective elector may register or change the existing elector’s voter information after the close of regular registration and be eligible to vote in the election if the election administrator in the county where the elector resides receives and verifies the elector’s voter registration information prior to noon the day before the election.

6. ID Number. You must provide your Montana (MT) Driver's License number, MT Identification (ID) card number, or the last 4 digits of your Social Security number (SSN). If you are unable to provide the preceding forms of identification, you can provide a United States passport, Montana tribal ID card, military ID card, or Montana concealed carry permit when you register; or submit a photo identification, including, but not limited to, a school district or postsecondary education photo identification with your name on it, and a current utility bill, bank statement, paycheck, government check, or other government document that shows your name and current address. *For information on voter registration ID please visit https://sosmt.gov/voter-id/voter-registration-id-options/

7. Choice of Party. Montana does not require party registration to participate in any election.

8. Race or Ethnic Group. Leave blank.

9. Signature. To register in Montana you must:

• be a citizen of the United States
• be at least 18 years old on or before the election
• be a resident of Montana and of the county in which you want to vote for at least 30 days before the next election
• not be in a penal institution for a felony conviction
• not currently be determined by a court to be of unsound mind
• meet these qualifications by the next election day if you do not currently meet them

Mailing address:

Mail your completed registration form to your local county election office. The county contact information can be found on the Montana Secretary of State’s website: Election-Officials-Master-Email-List (sosmt.gov). If you have difficulty finding your county election office, contact the Montana Secretary of State Elections and Voter Services Division for assistance at (888) 884-8683 or (406) 444-9608, or email [email protected]. (Note: Registrations may be sent to the Montana Secretary of State’s office, however, to avoid potential delays, we recommend you return your completed voter registration application directly to your county elections office.)

Secretary of State’s Office

P.O. Box 202801

Helena, MT 59620-2801

State Instructions — MISSOURI

Updated: 09-12-2006

Registration Deadline — 28 days before the election.

6. ID Number. Your completed voter registration form must contain your state issued driver's license number. Your completed voter registration form must also include the last four digits of your social security number. (Section 115.155, RSMo). If you do not have a driver's license or a social security number, please write "NONE" on the form. A unique identifying number will be assigned by the State. Any electronic media, printouts or mailing labels provided under this section shall not include telephone numbers and social security numbers of voters. (Section 115.157, RSMo).

7. Choice of Party. You do not have to 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 vote in Missouri you must:

• be a citizen of the United States
• be a resident of Missouri
• be at least 17-1/2 years of age (you must be 18 to vote)
• not be on probation or parole after conviction of a felony, until finally discharged from such probation or parole
• not be convicted of a felony or misdemeanor connected with the right of suffrage
• not be adjudged incapacitated by any court of law
• not be confined under a sentence of imprisonment

Mailing Address:

Secretary of State

P.O. Box 1767

Jefferson City, MO 65102-1767

State Instructions — MISSISSIPPI

Updated: 05-07-2010

Registration Deadline — 30 days before the election.

6. ID Number. You are required to provide your current and valid driver's license number or, if you don’t have one, the last four digits of your social security number.

7. Choice of Party. Mississippi does not have party registration. Therefore, you do not have to 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 Mississippi you must:

• be a citizen of the United States
• have lived in Mississippi and in your county (and city, if applicable) 30 days before the election in which you want to vote
• be 18 years old by the time of the general election in which you want to vote
• have not been convicted of murder, rape, bribery, theft, arson, obtaining money or goods under false pretense, perjury, forgery, embezzlement, armed robbery, extortion, felony bad check, felony shoplifting, larceny, receiving stolen property, robbery, timber larceny, unlawful taking of a motor vehicle, statutory rape, carjacking, or bigamy, or have had your rights restored as required by law
• not have been declared mentally incompetent by a court

Note: State law changed by federal court order in 1998 and by state legislation in 2000. We now accept the form as registration for voting for all state and federal offices.

Mailing Address:

Secretary of State

P.O. Box 136

Jackson, MS 39205-0136

State Instructions — MINNESOTA

Updated: 11-24-2023

Registration Deadline — Delivered by 5:00 p.m. 21 days before the election (there is also election day registration at polling places).

6. ID Number. You are required to provide your Minnesota driver’s license or state ID number to register to Vote. If you do not have a Minnesota driver’s license or state ID then you will have to provide the last four digits of your social security number. If you have neither, please write “none” on the form.

7. Choice of Party. Leave blank.

8. Race or Ethnic Group. Leave blank.

9. Signature. To register in Minnesota you must:

• be a citizen of the United States
• be a resident of Minnesota for 20 days before the next election
• maintain residence at the address given on the registration form
• be at least 16 years old and understand that you must be at least 18 years old to be eligible to vote.
• not be currently incarcerated for a conviction of a felony offense
• not be under a court-ordered guardianship in which the right to vote has been revoked
• not be found by a court to be legally incompetent to vote.

Mailing address:

Secretary of State
First National Bank Building
332 Minnesota Street. Suite N201
Saint Paul. MN 55101

You may also register online or find more information at mnvotes.gov/register.

State Instructions — MICHIGAN

Updated: 09-17-2024

Registration Deadline — Postmarked at least 15 days before the election; or delivered in person to your city or township clerk by 8 p.m. on Election Day. If you are registering within 14 days of an election, you must provide residency verification to be eligible for that election.

6. ID Number. Your completed voter registration form must contain your state issued driver’s license number or state issued personal identification card number. If you do not have a driver’s license or state issued personal identification card, you must include the last four digits of your social security number. If you do not have a driver’s license or a state issued personal identification card or a social security number, please write “NONE” on the form. A unique identifying number will be assigned by the State.

7. Choice of Party. A "choice of party" is not required for voter registration.

8. Race or Ethnic Group. Leave blank.

9. Signature. To register in Michigan you must:

• be a citizen of the United States
• be 18 years old by the next election
• be a resident of Michigan and at least a 30 day resident of your city or township by election day
• not be confined in a jail after being convicted and sentenced

Preregistration for 16 year olds—To preregister in Michigan you must:  

• be a citizen of the United States
• be at least 16 years of age but less than 17.5 years of age
• be a resident of Michigan and a resident of the city or township in which you are applying for preregistration.

A person who is preregistered to vote automatically becomes a registered voter on their 18th birthday. If you are using this form to preregister to vote, mark "yes" to the question "Will you be 18 years old on or before election day?" if you will be 18 years old at the first election in which you will vote.

Notice: If a voter possesses a Michigan driver license (DL) or personal ID (PID), Michigan law requires the same address be used for voter registration and DL/PID purposes. Use of this form will also change your DL/PID address. The Secretary of State will mail you a new address sticker for your DL/PID.

Mailing address:

Mail or deliver this completed application directly to your city or township clerk.  Find your city or township clerk’s address at Michigan.gov/Vote. If you are unable to find your city or township clerk’s address, mail to:

Michigan Department of State  
Bureau of Elections  
P.O. Box 20126  
Lansing, MI 48901-0726   

State Instructions — MASSACHUSETTS

Updated: 09-03-2019

Registration Deadline — 20 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 current and valid Massachusetts’ driver’s license then you must provide the last four (4) digits of your social security number. If you have neither, you must write “NONE” in the box and a unique identifying number will be assigned to you.

7. Choice of Party. If you do not designate a party or political designation in this box, you will be registered as unenrolled, which is commonly referred to as independent. Unenrolled voters and voters registered in political designations may vote in party primaries.

8. Race or Ethnic Group. Leave blank.

9. Signature. To register in Massachusetts you must:

• be a citizen of the United States
• be a resident of Massachusetts
• be at least 16 years old (must be 18 years old to vote on Election Day)
• not have been convicted of corrupt practices in respect to elections
• not be under guardianship with respect to voting
• not be currently incarcerated for a felony conviction

Mailing Address:

Secretary of the Commonwealth

Elections Division, Room 1705

One Ashburton Place

Boston, MA 02108

State Instructions — MARYLAND

Updated: 10-10-2021

Registration Deadline — In-person registration by 5:00 p.m., online registration by 11:59 p.m., or postmarked 21 days before the election.

6. ID Number. If you do not have a current, valid Maryland driver’s license or MVA ID card, you must enter the last 4 digits of your social security number. The statutory authority allowing officials to request the last 4 digits of your social security number is Election Law Article, § 3-202. The number will only be used for registration and other administrative purposes. It will be kept confidential.

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

8. Race or Ethnic Group. Leave blank.

9. Signature. To register in Maryland you must:

• be a U.S. citizen
• be a Maryland resident
• be at least 16 years old*
• not be under guardianship for mental disability or if you are, you have not been found by a court to be unable to communicate a desire to vote
• not have been convicted of buying or selling votes
• not have been convicted of a felony, or if you have, you have completed serving a court ordered sentence of imprisonment.

*You may register to vote if you are at least 16 years old but cannot vote unless you will be at least 18 years old by the next general election.

Mailing address:

State Board of Elections

P.O. Box 6486

Annapolis, MD 21401-0486

State Instructions — MAINE

Updated: 08-05-2024

Registration Deadline — Delivered to your municipality 21 days before the election (or a voter may register in-person up to and including election day).

6. ID Number. ID Number. You must list your valid Maine driver’s license number. If you don’t have a valid Maine driver’s license, then you must provide the last four digits of your Social Security Number. Voters who don’t have either of these forms of ID must write “NONE” in this space.

7. Choice of Party. Choice of Party. Unenrolled voters may choose to take part in one party’s primary election, caucus, or convention without enrolling in that party.

8. Race or Ethnic Group. Leave blank.

9. Signature. To register in Maine you must:

• be a citizen of the United States
• be a resident of Maine and the municipality in which you want to vote
• be at least 16 years old (you must be 18 years old to vote, or17 years old for a Primary Election in which you will be 18 years old by that General Election)

B. Prior address. Prior address is a required section for Maine voter registration. If you were previously registered to vote, whether in Maine or not, the address of prior registration is required to register to vote. If you have not been previously registered, write N/A.

Mailing Address:

Elections Division

Bureau of Corporations,

Elections and Commissions

184 State House Station

Augusta, ME 04333-0184

Municipal addresses: To meet registration deadlines, especially in the two weeks before the closed period (three weeks before an election) you should return the completed voter registration application directly to your municipal clerk. A complete list of municipal clerks is available at https://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/.

State Instructions — LOUISIANA

Updated: 02-28-2019

Registration Deadline — 30 days before the election.

6. ID Number. You must provide your Louisiana driver’s license number or Louisiana special identification card number, if issued. If not issued, you must provide at least the last four digits of your social security number, if issued. The full social security number may be provided on a voluntary basis. If the applicant has neither a Louisiana driver’s license, a Louisiana special identification card, or a social security number, the applicant shall attach one of the following items to his application: (a) a copy of a current and valid photo identification; or (b) a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document that shows the name and address of applicant. Neither the registrar nor the Department of State shall disclose the social security number of a registered voter or circulate the social security numbers of registered voters on commercial lists (R.S. 18:104 and 154; 42 U.S.C. § 405).

7. Choice of Party. If you do not list a party affiliation, you may not be able to vote in the Presidential Preference Primary and party committee elections. Political party affiliation is not required for any other election.

8. Race or Ethnic Group. Completing this box is optional. See the list of choices under the Application Instructions for Box 8 (on page 2).

9. Signature. To register in Louisiana you must:

• be a citizen of the United States
• be a resident of Louisiana (Residence address must be address where you claim homestead exemption, if any, except for a resident in a nursing home or veteran’s home who may elect to use the address of the nursing home or veterans’ home or the home where he has a homestead exemption. A college student may elect to use his home address or his address while away at school.)
• be at least 17 years old (16 years old if registering to vote with application for Louisiana driver’s license or in person at registrar of voters office), and be 18 years old prior to the next election to vote
• not currently be under an order of imprisonment for conviction of a felony; or if under such an order (1) not have been incarcerated pursuant to the order within the last five years and (2) not be under an order of imprisonment related to a felony conviction for election fraud or any other election offense pursuant to R.S. 18:1461.2
• not be under a judgment of full interdiction for mental incompetence or limited interdiction where your right to vote has been suspended

Mailing Address:

Secretary of State
Attention: Elections Division
P.O. Box 94125
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9125