Voting rules by state

One country.
Fifty different systems.

Choose your state to reach the officials who control registration, identification rules, early voting, mail ballots, polling places, and exact ballot information.

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Open a state guide for the official rule source, registration route, election dates, common positions, and clear coverage boundaries.

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01AL

Alabama

Alabama Secretary of State — Alabama Votes

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02AK

Alaska

Alaska Division of Elections

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03AZ

Arizona

Arizona Secretary of State — Elections

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04AR

Arkansas

Arkansas Secretary of State — Elections

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05CA

California

California Secretary of State — Elections

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06CO

Colorado

Colorado Secretary of State — Elections

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07CT

Connecticut

Connecticut Secretary of the State — Elections

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08DE

Delaware

Delaware Department of Elections

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09FL

Florida

Florida Division of Elections

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10GA

Georgia

Georgia Secretary of State — Elections

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11HI

Hawaii

Hawaii Office of Elections

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12ID

Idaho

Idaho Secretary of State — Vote Idaho

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13IL

Illinois

Illinois State Board of Elections

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14IN

Indiana

Indiana Election Division

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15IA

Iowa

Iowa Secretary of State — Elections

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16KS

Kansas

Kansas Secretary of State — Elections

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17KY

Kentucky

Kentucky State Board of Elections

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18LA

Louisiana

Louisiana Secretary of State — Elections

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19ME

Maine

Maine Elections Division

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20MD

Maryland

Maryland State Board of Elections

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21MA

Massachusetts

Elections Division, Secretary of the Commonwealth

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22MI

Michigan

Michigan Department of State — Elections

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23MN

Minnesota

Minnesota Secretary of State — Elections & Voting

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24MS

Mississippi

Mississippi Secretary of State — Elections

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25MO

Missouri

Missouri Secretary of State — Elections

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26MT

Montana

Montana Secretary of State — Elections

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27NE

Nebraska

Nebraska Secretary of State — Elections

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28NV

Nevada

Nevada Secretary of State — Elections

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29NH

New Hampshire

New Hampshire Secretary of State — Elections

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30NJ

New Jersey

New Jersey Division of Elections

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31NM

New Mexico

New Mexico Secretary of State — Voting & Elections

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32NY

New York

New York State Board of Elections

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33NC

North Carolina

North Carolina State Board of Elections

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34ND

North Dakota

North Dakota Secretary of State — Elections

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35OH

Ohio

Ohio Secretary of State — Elections

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36OK

Oklahoma

Oklahoma State Election Board

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37OR

Oregon

Oregon Secretary of State — Voting & Elections

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38PA

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Department of State — Elections

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39RI

Rhode Island

Rhode Island Department of State — Elections

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40SC

South Carolina

South Carolina Election Commission

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41SD

South Dakota

South Dakota Secretary of State — Elections

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42TN

Tennessee

Tennessee Division of Elections

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43TX

Texas

Texas Secretary of State — VoteTexas.gov

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44UT

Utah

Utah Lieutenant Governor — Elections

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45VT

Vermont

Vermont Secretary of State — Elections

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46VA

Virginia

Virginia Department of Elections

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47WA

Washington

Washington Secretary of State — Elections

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48WV

West Virginia

West Virginia Secretary of State — Elections

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49WI

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Elections Commission

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50WY

Wyoming

Wyoming Secretary of State — Elections

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