DEADLINES
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VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINES
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| State | 2008 Voter Registration Deadline | Postmarked or Received |
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| Alabama | October 24, 2008 | Postmarked |
| Alaska | October 5, 2008 | Postmarked |
| Arizona | October 6, 2008 | Postmarked |
| Arkansas | October 6, 2008 | Postmarked |
| California | October 20, 2008 | Postmarked |
| Colorado | October 6, 2008 | Postmarked |
| Connecticut | October 21, 2008 (by mail) October 28, 2008 (in person) |
Postmarked |
| Delaware | October 11, 2008 | Postmarked |
| District of Columbia | October 6, 2008 | Postmarked |
| Florida | October 6, 2008 | Postmarked |
| Georgia | October 6, 2008 | Postmarked |
| Hawaii | October 6, 2008 | Received |
| Idaho | October 10, 2008 | Postmarked |
| Illinois | October 7, 2008 | Postmarked |
| Indiana | October 6, 2008 | Postmarked or Received |
| Iowa |
October 20, 2008 (postmarked) |
Received |
| Kansas | October 20, 2008 | Postmarked |
| Kentucky | October 6, 2008 | Received |
| Louisiana | October 6, 2008 | Postmarked |
| Maine | October 14, 2008 (by mail) Election Day (in person) |
Received |
| Maryland | October 14, 2008 | Postmarked |
| Massachusetts | October 15, 2008 | Postmarked |
| Michigan | October 6, 2008 | Postmarked |
| Minnesota | October 14, 2008 (by mail) Election Day (in person) |
Received |
| Mississippi | October 3, 2008 | Postmarked |
| Missouri | October 8, 2008 | Postmarked |
| Montana | October 4, 2008 | Postmarked |
| Nebraska | October 17, 2008 | Postmarked |
| Nevada | October 14, 2008 | Received |
| New Hampshire | October 25, 2008 (by mail) Election Day (in person) |
Received |
| New Jersey | October 14, 2008 | Postmarked |
| New Mexico | October 7, 2008 | Postmarked |
| New York | October 10, 2008 | Postmarked |
| North Carolina | October 10, 2008 | Postmarked |
| North Dakota | N/A | N/A |
| Ohio | October 6, 2008 | Postmarked |
| Oklahoma | October 10, 2008 | Postmarked |
| Oregon | October 14, 2008 | Postmarked |
| Pennsylvania | October 6, 2008 | Postmarked |
| Rhode Island | October 4, 2008 | Postmarked |
| South Carolina | October 4, 2008 | Postmarked |
| South Dakota | October 20, 2008 | Received |
| Tennessee | October 6, 2008 | Postmarked |
| Texas | October 6, 2008 | Postmarked |
| Utah | October 4, 2008 | Postmarked |
| Vermont | October 29, 2008 | Received |
| Virginia | October 6, 2008 | Postmarked |
| Washington | October 20, 2008 (by mail) | Postmarked |
| West Virginia | October 14, 2008 | Postmarked |
| Wisconsin | October 15, 2008 (by mail) Election Day (in person) |
Postmarked |
| Wyoming | October 6, 2008 Election Day (in person) |
Received |
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ABSENTEE VOTING DEADLINES
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| State | Absentee Ballot Application Deadline | Absentee Ballots Due By |
|---|---|---|
| Received October 30, 2008 | Postmarked November 3, 2008 | |
| Received October 25, 2008 | Postmarked November 4, 2008; received 10 days after election | |
| Arizona | Received October 24, 2008 | Received 7pm election day |
| Received October 28, 2008 (by mail); Received by close of business day November 3, 2008 (in person) | Received 7:30pm election day | |
| Received October 28, 2008 | Received 8pm election day | |
| Received October 24, 2008 | Received 7pm election day | |
| No specific deadline, but allow enough time for them to mail you the ballot and for you to mail it back. | Received 8pm election day by mail. Day before the election if returned in person. | |
| Received October 31, 2008 | Received 8pm election day | |
| District of Columbia | Received October 28, 2008 | Postmarked November 4, 2008 |
| Received October 29, 2008 | Received 7pm election day | |
| Received October 31, 2008 | Received 7pm election day | |
| Received 4:30pm October 28, 2008 | Received by close of polls | |
| Received October 30, 2008 | Received 8pm election day | |
| Received October 30, 2008, by mail; November 3, 2008, in person. | Received by close of polls | |
| Received October 27, 2008 | Received by close of polls | |
| Received by 5 PM on October 31, 2008 | Postmarked before election day and received by noon on November 10, 2008 | |
| Received October 31, 2008 | Received 7pm election day | |
| Received October 28, 2008 | Received 6pm election day | |
| Received October 31, 2008 | Received November 3, 2008 | |
| No specific deadline, but allow enough time for them to mail you the ballot and for you to mail it back. | Received by 8pm on election day | |
| 4:30 p.m. on October 28, 2008 (mailed), or 11:59 p.m. on October 28, 2008 (faxed). |
8pm election day (in person); |
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| Received noon November 3, 2008 | Received before close of polls | |
| Received 2pm November 1, 2008 | Received 8pm election day | |
| No specific deadline, but allow enough time for them to mail you the ballot and for you to mail it back. | Received by close of polls | |
| At least two weeks before the election | Received 5pm November 3, 2008 (by mail); by noon November 1, 2008 (in person). | |
| Received 5pm October 29, 2008 | Received by close of polls | |
| Received noon November 3, 2008 | Received by close of polls | |
| Received 4pm October 27, 2008 | Received 8pm election day | |
| Received 5pm October 28, 2008 | Received 7pm election day | |
| No specific deadline, but allow enough time for them to mail you the ballot and for you to mail it back. | Received 5pm election day | |
| Received October 28, 2008, by mail; 3pm November 3, 2008, in person | Received 8pm election day | |
| Received October 30, 2008 | Received 7pm election day | |
| Received October 28, 2008 (by mail); Requested by November 3, 2008 (in person) | Postmarked November 3, 2008; Received November 11, 2008 | |
| Received October 28, 2008 | Received 5pm November 3, 2008 | |
| No specific deadline, but allow enough time for them to mail you the ballot and for you to mail it back. | Postmarked or handed-in November 3, 2008 | |
| Received noon November 1, 2008 | Received 7:30pm election day | |
| Received 5pm October 29, 2008 | Received 7pm election day | |
| N/A | Received 8pm election day | |
| Received 5pm October 28, 2008 | Received 5pm October 31, 2008 | |
| Received 4pm Ooctober 14, 2008; 4pm November 3, 2008 (emergency ballot) | Received 9pm election day | |
| Received October 31, 2008 | Received by close of polls | |
| Received 3pm on election day | Received by close of polls | |
| Received October 28, 2008 | Received by close of polls | |
| Received by end of business day October 28, 2008 | Received by close of polls | |
| Received October 31, 2008 | Postmarked November 3, 2008; received by noon November 10, 2008 | |
| Received 5pm November 3, 2008 | Received 7pm election day | |
| Received October 28, 2008 | Received close of polls | |
| No specific deadline, but allow enough time for them to mail you the ballot and for you to mail it back. | Postmarked November 4, 2008 | |
| Received October 29, 2008 | Received by close of polls | |
| Received 5pm October 30, 2008 | Received 8 pm election day | |
| No specific deadline, but allow enough time for them to mail you the ballot and for you to mail it back. | Received 7pm election day |
* Louisiana will reject your application if you apply sooner than 60 days before an election. Do not apply before September 5, 2008 for the November 4, 2008 election.
* Montana will reject your application if you apply sooner than 75 days before an election. Do not apply before August 21, 2008 for the November 4, 2008 election.
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