Maps show voter registration options and deadlines for the 2024 elections

Americans in all states and the District of Columbia still have time to register to vote in the 2024 elections in November. But those who haven’t registered yet should sign up quickly; in some states, deadlines come as early as early October.

In most states, those who want to vote have more than one option that makes it easier and more convenient to register or update their registration than in previous years.

“The good news is that it’s easier than ever to register in the United States,” CBS News contributor David Becker told CBS Mornings in September.

All voters can check their registration status by visiting vote.gov.

Voter registration options in every state

In addition to the traditional method of in-person registration, many states now have online registration, same-day voter registration, and automatic voter registration. Same-day voter registration allows people to vote on the same day they register early voting periods and in many states even still Election Day.

About half the states offer automatic voter registration. This means that individuals are automatically registered to vote when they go to specific government agencies, such as the Department of Motor Vehicles, and obtain a driver’s license or identification card. Those who wish to opt out of automatic registration can do so.

Here is a map of the registration options in each state:

Deadlines for registering in person, by mail, or online in each state

The deadlines for advance voter registration (as opposed to same-day registration) come in early October in some states, and in some as late as Election Day. The map below shows the deadlines for registration in person, by post or online in your country:

States with same day registration

Nearly half the states, plus the District of Columbia, allow same-day registration on Election Day. In addition to the other variations on this type of registration, there are also several states that have same-day registration periods that end before Election Day, but also offer same-day registration on Election Day.

Here are the states that allow same-day voter registration and their dates for the 2024 elections:

1. California: October 22 to November 5
2. Colorado: October 21 to November 5
3. Connecticut: October 21 to November 3 and November 5
4. District of Columbia: October 28 to November 3 and November 5
5. Hawaii: October 22 to November 5
6. Idaho: October 21 to November 1 and November 5
7. Illinois October 9 to November 5
8. Iowa: October 22 to November 5
9. Maine: October 7 to October 31 and November 5
10. Maryland: October 24 to October 31 and November 5
11. Michigan: October 22 to November 5
12. Minnesota: September 20 to November 5
13. Montana: October 8 to November 5
14. Nevada: October 19 to November 1 and November 5
15. New Hampshire: November 5
16. New Mexico: October 8 to November 2 and November 5
17. New York: October 26
18. North Carolina: October 17 to November 2
19. North Dakota: September 26 to November 5
20. Utah: October 22 to November 1 and November 5
21. Vermont: September 23 to November 5
22. Virginia: October 16 to November 2 and November 5
23. Washington: October 18 to November 5
24. Wisconsin: October 22 to November 1 and November 5
25. Wyoming: October 22 to November 5