Make sure you are registered to vote by the deadline in your state, and find out where you vote on election day. Many voters went to the polls in the primary election and discovered they weren't on the registration rolls. Don't let that happen to you.

The information in the table below was gathered from the state web sites and is provided as a convenience. Links on the state abbreviations take you to the state site where you can verify the information for yourself. We encourage you to do so. If you find an error in our table, please let us know immediately.

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State	Reg deadline	Check reg	Poll site	Notes
Alabama	10/24/2008	Call local office	Call local office	Voter ID rules
Alaska	10/5/2008	Call local office	1-888-383-8683 & Website	You must know your district to use the website
Arizona	10/6/2008	Call local office	Website (some counties)	8/1/08. The Maricopa link is correct here but broken on the state website.
Arkansas	10/6/2008	Website	Same
California	10/20/2008	Call local office	Website (some counties)
Colorado	10/6/2008	Website	Call local office
Connecticut	10/28/2008 in person; 10/21/2008 postmarked by mail	Call local office	Call local office
Delaware	10/11/2008	Website** or call 866-276-2353	Same	**Reg check only works if you're registered.
DC	10/6/2008	Website	Website
Florida	10/6/2008	Call local office	Call local office
State	Reg deadline	Check reg	Poll site	Notes
Georgia	10/6/2008	Call local office	Website	Photo ID required when voting in person.
Hawaii	10/6/2008	Website	Same
Idaho	10/10/2008**	Call local office	Website	** Election day reg at the poll site. Must have photo ID with residence address on it.
Illinois	10/7/2008**	Call local office	Call local office	** "Grace Period" through 10/21/2008. Ballots for grace period registrants must be cast at a location designated by the local election authority.
Indiana	10/6/2008	Call local office	Call local office	U.S. or Indiana State photo ID required.
Iowa	10/25/2008**	Website	Website	** Election day reg at the poll site with Valid ID or a registered voter who attests that you are who you say you are.
Kansas	10/20/2008	Call local office	Call local office
Kentucky	10/6/2008	Website	Same
Louisiana	10/5/2008	Website	Same
Maine	11/4/2008**	Call local office	Same	** Election day reg and vote in person at local office or city hall.
State	Reg deadline	Check reg	Poll site	Notes
Maryland	10/14/2008	Website	Same	Website shows sample ballot also.
Massachusetts	10/15/2008	Call local office	Website
Michigan	10/6/2008	Website	Same	You must have photo ID at the polls, or sign an affidavit, which entitles you to a regular (not provisional) ballot. More info...
Minnesota	11/4/2008**	Call local office	Website	10/15/2008 is deadline for appearing in the poll books. Election day reg at poll site — Rules
Mississippi	10/3/2008**	Call local office	Call local office	**And up to noon on 10/4 if the clerk’s office is open on Saturday.
Missouri	10/8/2008	Call local office	Website
Montana	10/6/2008**	Call local office	Call local office	And late reg through close of polls on election day at local elections office, except from noon to 5:00pm the day before an election.
Nebraska	10/17/2008	Website	Same
Nevada	10/14/2008 in person; 10/4/2008 received by mail	Website	Call local office
New Hampshire	11/4/2008			Election day reg at the poll site. (Search for "RSA 654:7")
State	Reg deadline	Check reg	Poll site	Notes
New Jersey	10/14/2008	Call local office	Website
New Mexico	10/7/2008	Website**	Call local office
New York	10/10/2008	Call county office**	Same	** Ask: 1) Am I reg? 2) Is my reg flagged as needing review? 3) Will my name be in the poll book on election day?
North Carolina	10/10/2008	Website	Call local office
North Dakota	N/A	Reg not required.	Call local office
Ohio	10/6/2008	Website	Website
Oklahoma	10/10/2008	Call local office	Website
Oregon	10/14/2008	Call local office	Ballot dropsites
Pennsylvania	10/6/2008	Call local office	Website
Rhode Island	10/4/2008	Call local office	Call local office
South Carolina	10/5/2008	Website	Call local office
State	Reg deadline	Check reg	Poll site	Notes
South Dakota	10/20/2008	Website	Same
Tennessee	10/6/2008	Call local office	Call local office
Texas	10/6/2008	Website	Website (close to the election)
Utah	10/5/2008**	Call county clerk	Call local office	** Or, 10/20/2008 in person at the clerk’s office, but you can’t vote in early voting.
Vermont	10/29/2008	Call local office	Website
Virginia	10/6/2008	Website	Website
Washington	10/4/2008	Website	Call local office
West Virginia	10/14/2008	Call local office	Call local office
Wisconsin	11/3/2008 in person; 10/15/2008 postmarked by mail **	Website	Website	** Election day reg at poll site, with 1) reg form, 2) number of driver's license or state-issues ID or last 4 digits of SSN, and 3) proof of residence for previous 10 days.
Wyoming	10/6/2008**	Call local office	Call county clerk	** Election day reg at poll site, with ID such as drivers license or passport. You must re-register if you did not vote in the 2006 general election, or if you moved to a different county since then.
State	Reg deadline	Check reg	Poll site	Notes

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