Election season is underway, with less than a month left to go until Nov. 3.
Voting will look more different than ever this year, with many states expanding mail-in, absentee and early in-person voting options for voters amid coronavirus concerns.
RADIO.COM is here to help you make sure you know your options and pay close attention to the specific requirements in your state.
To make sure you are prepared for this year’s election, find a state-by-state breakdown of registration deadlines and voting options below.
Alabama
Deadline to register online, by mail or in-person: Oct. 19
Deadline to apply for absentee: Oct. 29 (by mail, in person)
Deadline for mail ballot: Nov. 3 by 12pm (received by)
Early in-person voting dates: None
Alaska
Deadline to register online, by mail or in-person: Oct. 4
Deadline to apply for absentee: Oct. 24 (online)
Deadline for mail ballot: Nov. 3 (postmarked by)
Early in-person voting dates: Oct. 19-Nov. 2 (dates and times vary by borough)
Arizona
Deadline to register online, by mail or in-person: Oct. 5
Deadline to apply for absentee: Oct. 23, 5pm (online)
Deadline for mail ballot: Nov. 3, 7pm (received by)
Early in-person voting dates: Begins Oct. 7 (dates and times vary by county)
Arkansas
Deadline to register by mail or in person: Oct. 5.
Online voter registration: Not available
Deadline to apply for absentee: Oct. 27 (mail), Nov. 2 (in person) (online)
Deadline for mail ballot: Nov. 3, 7:30pm (received by)
Early in-person voting dates: Begins Oct. 19 (dates and times vary by county)
California
Deadline to register online or by mail: Oct. 19.
Deadline to register in-person: Nov. 3 (any day up to and including Election Day)
Deadline to apply for absentee: Ballots automatically mailed to all registered voters
Deadline for mail ballot: Nov. 3 (postmarked by)
Early in-person voting dates: Oct. 5-Nov. 2 (dates and hours vary by county)
Colorado
Deadline to register online: Oct. 26
Deadline to register in-person: Nov. 3 (any day up to and including Election Day)
Deadline to apply for absentee: Ballots automatically mailed to all registered voters
Deadline for mail ballot: Nov. 3, 7pm (received by)
Early in-person voting dates: Begins Oct. 19 (dates and hours vary by county)
Connecticut
Deadline to register online: Oct. 27
Deadline to register in-person: Nov. 3 (any day up to and including Election Day)
Deadline to apply for absentee: Nov. 2 (mail, in person)
Deadline for mail ballot: Nov. 3 (postmarked by)
Early in-person voting dates: None
Delaware
Deadline to register by mail or in-person: Oct. 10
Online voter registration: Not available
Deadline to apply for absentee: Oct. 30 (online)
Deadline for mail ballot: Nov. 3, 8pm (received by)
Early in-person voting dates: None
District of Columbia (Washington DC)
Deadline to register online: Oct. 13
Deadline for mail-in registrations to be received: Oct. 13
Deadline to register in-person: Nov. 3 (any day up to and including Election Day)
Deadline to apply for absentee: Ballots automatically mailed to all registered voters
Deadline for mail ballot: Nov. 3 (postmarked by)
Early in-person voting dates: Oct. 27–Nov. 2
Florida
Deadline to register online, by mail or in-person: Oct. 5
Deadline to apply for absentee: Oct. 24, 5pm (online)
Deadline for mail ballot: Nov. 3, 7pm (received by)
Early in-person voting dates: Begins statewide by Oct. 24 but may begin in some counties by Oct. 19
Georgia
Deadline to register online, by mail or in-person: Oct. 5
Deadline to apply for absentee: Oct. 30 (online)
Deadline for mail ballot: Nov. 3 (received)
Early in-person voting dates: Begin statewide by Oct. 12 (dates and times vary by county)
Hawaii
Deadline to register online, by mail or in-person: Oct. 5
Deadline to apply for absentee: Ballots automatically mailed to all registered voters
Deadline for mail ballot: Nov. 3 (received by)
Early in-person voting dates: Oct. 20-Nov. 2
Idaho
Deadline to register online or by mail: Oct. 9
Deadline to register in-person: Nov. 3 (any day up to and including Election Day)
Deadline to apply for absentee: Oct. 23, 8pm (online)
Deadline for mail ballot: Nov. 3, 8pm (received by)
Early in-person voting dates: Oct. 19-30 (dates and times vary by county)
Illinois
Deadline to register online: Oct. 17
Deadline to register by mail: Oct. 6
Deadline to register in-person: Nov. 3 (any day up to and including Election Day)
Deadline to apply for absentee: Oct. 29 (mail, in person)
Deadline for mail ballot: Nov. 3 (postmarked by)
Early in-person voting dates: Sept. 24-Nov. 2 (dates and times vary by county)
Indiana
Deadline to register online, by mail or in-person: Oct. 5
Deadline to apply for absentee: Oct. 22 (online)
Deadline for mail ballot: Nov. 3, 12pm (received by)
Early in-person voting dates: Beings Oct. 6 (dates and times vary by county)
Iowa
Deadline to register online or by mail: Oct. 24
Deadline to register in-person: Nov. 3 (any day up to and including Election Day)
Deadline to apply for absentee: Oct. 24, 5pm (mail, in person)
Deadline for mail ballot: Nov. 3, close of polls (received by)
Early in-person voting dates: Oct. 5-Nov. 2 (but limited, you can fill out an absentee ballot at your county auditor’s office, which provides an accessible ballot marking device for disabled people)
Kansas
Deadline to register online, by mail or in-person: Oct. 13
Deadline to apply for absentee: Oct. 27 (mail, in person)
Deadline for mail ballot: Nov. 3 (postmarked by)
Early in-person voting dates: Must begin statewide by Oct. 27, but offered starting Oct. 14 in some areas (dates and hours vary by county)
Kentucky
Deadline to register online, by mail or in-person: Oct. 5
Deadline to apply for absentee: Oct. 27 (online)
Deadline for mail ballot: Nov. 3, 6pm (received by)
Early in-person voting dates: Begins Oct. 13 (dates and hours vary by county)
Louisiana
Deadline to register in-person or by mail: Oct. 5
Deadline to register online: Oct. 14
Deadline to apply for absentee: Oct. 30, 4pm (online)
Deadline for mail ballot: Nov. 2, 4:20pm (received by)
Early in-person voting dates: Must begin statewide by Oct. 20 (dates and times vary by parish)
Maine
Deadline to register by mail: Oct. 13
Deadline to register in-person: Nov. 3 (any day up to and including Election Day)
Online voter registration: Not available
Deadline to apply for absentee: Oct. 29 (online)
Deadline for mail ballot: Nov. 3, 8pm (received by)
Early in-person voting dates: Oct. 4-29 (limited, available at your municipal clerk’s office)
Maryland
Deadline to register in-person, by mail or online: Oct. 13
Deadline to apply for absentee: Oct. 20 (online)
Deadline for mail ballot: Nov. 3 (postmarked by)
Early in-person voting dates: Begins Oct. 26
Massachusetts
Deadline to register in-person, by mail or online: Oct. 24
Deadline to apply for absentee: Oct. 28 (online)
Deadline for mail ballot: Nov. 3 (postmarked by)
Early in-person voting dates: Oct. 17–30
Michigan
Deadline to register by mail or online: Oct. 19
Deadline to register in-person: Nov. 3 (any day up to and including Election Day)
Deadline to apply for absentee: Oct. 30, 5pm (online)
Deadline for mail ballot: Nov. 3, 8pm (received by)
Early in-person voting dates: None
Minnesota
Deadline to register by mail or online: Oct. 13
Deadline to register in-person: Nov. 3 (any day up to and including Election Day)
Deadline to apply for absentee: Nov. 2 (online)
Deadline for mail ballot: Nov. 3 (received by)
Early in-person voting dates: Limited, available at county election office
Mississippi
Deadline to register by mail or in-person: Oct. 5
Online voter registration: Not available
Deadline to apply for absentee: None (mail, in person)
Deadline for mail ballot: Nov. 3 (postmarked by)
Early in-person voting dates: None
Missouri
Deadline to register by mail, in-person or online: Oct. 7
Deadline to apply for absentee: Oct. 21, 5pm (mail, in person)
Deadline for mail ballot: Nov. 3, close of polls (received by)
Early in-person voting dates: None
Montana
Deadline to register by mail: Oct. 5
Deadline to register in-person: Nov. 3 (any day up to and including Election Day)
Online voter registration: Not available
Deadline to apply for absentee: Nov. 2, 12pm (mail, in person)
Deadline for mail ballot: Nov. 3, 8pm (received by)
Early in-person voting dates: None
Nebraska
Deadline to register by mail or online: Oct. 16
Deadline to register in-person: Oct. 23
Deadline to apply for absentee: Oct. 23 (online)
Deadline for mail ballot: Nov. 3, 8pm (received by)
Early in-person voting dates: Oct. 5-Nov. 2
Nevada
Deadline to register by mail or in-person: Oct. 6
Deadline to register online: Oct. 29
Deadline to apply for absentee: Oct. 20, 5pm (mail, in person)
Deadline for mail ballot: Nov. 3 (postmarked by)
Early in-person voting dates: Oct. 17-30
New Hampshire
Deadline to register by mail: Oct. 21
Deadline to register in-person: Nov. 3 (any day up to and including Election Day)
Online voter registration: Not available
Deadline to apply for absentee: Nov. 2 (mail, in person)
Deadline for mail ballot: Nov. 3, 5pm (received by)
Early in-person voting dates: None
New Jersey
Deadline to register by mail or in-person: Oct. 13
Online voter registration: Not available
Deadline to apply for absentee: Oct. 27 (mail), Nov. 2, 8pm (in person)
Deadline for mail ballot: Nov. 3 (postmarked by)
Early in-person voting dates: Begins Sept. 19
New Mexico
Deadline to register by mail or online: Oct. 6
Deadline to register in-person: Oct. 31
Deadline to apply for absentee: Oct. 20, 5pm (online)
Deadline for mail ballot: Nov. 3, 7pm (received by)
Early in-person voting dates: Oct. 17-31
New York
Deadline to register to vote by mail, in-person or online: Oct. 9
Deadline to apply for absentee: Oct. 27 (mail), Nov. 2, 8pm (in person)
Deadline for mail ballot: Nov. 3 (postmarked by)
Early in-person voting dates: Oct. 24-Nov. 3
North Carolina
Deadline to register to vote by mail, in-person or online: Oct. 9
*Deadline to register during early voting period: Residents can do same-day registration and voting at one-stop sites from Oct. 15 - 31
Deadline to apply for absentee: Oct. 27, 5pm (online)
Deadline for mail ballot: Nov. 3, 5pm (postmarked by)
Early in-person voting dates: Oct. 15-31
North Dakota
Eligible residents are automatically registered to vote
*Absentee voters in certain counties: Must request ballot, ensure it is postmarked by Nov. 2
Deadline to apply for absentee: None (mail, in person)
Deadline for mail ballot: Nov. 2 (postmarked by)
Early in-person voting dates: Begins Oct. 19
Ohio
Deadline to register by mail, in-person or online: Oct. 5
Deadline to apply for absentee: Oct. 31 (mail, in person)
Deadline for mail ballot: Nov. 2 (postmarked by)
Early in-person voting dates: Oct. 6-Nov. 2
Oklahoma
Deadline to register by mail or in person: Oct. 9
Online voter registration: Not available
Deadline to apply for absentee: Oct. 27, 5pm (online)
Deadline for mail ballot: Nov. 3, 7pm (received by)
Early in-person voting dates: Begins Oct. 29
Oregon
Deadline to register online, by mail or in-person: Oct. 13
Deadline to apply for absentee: None (all mail)
Deadline for mail ballot: Nov. 3, 8pm (postmarked by)
Early in-person voting dates: None
Pennsylvania
Deadline to register by mail, in-person or online: Oct. 19
Deadline to apply for absentee: Oct. 27, 5pm (online)
Deadline for mail ballot: Nov. 3, 8pm (received by)
Early in-person voting dates: None
Rhode Island
Deadline to register by mail, in-person or online: Oct. 4
*Deadline to register in-person: Nov. 3 (any day up to and including Election Day but only to vote in the presidential election)
Deadline to apply for absentee: Oct. 13, 4pm (mail, in person)
Deadline for mail ballot: Nov. 3, 8pm (received by)
Early in-person voting dates: Oct. 14-Nov. 2
South Carolina
Deadline to register in-person: Oct. 2
Deadline to register online: Oct. 4
Deadline to register by mail: Oct. 5
Deadline to apply for absentee: Oct. 30, 5pm (online)
Deadline for mail ballot: Nov. 3, 7pm (received by)
Early in-person voting dates: None
South Dakota
Deadline to register in-person: Oct. 19
Deadline for mail registrations to be received: Oct. 19
Online voter registration: Not available
Deadline to apply for absentee: Nov. 2, 5pm (mail)
Deadline for mail ballot: Nov. 3, close of polls (received by)
Early in-person voting dates: Begins Sept. 18
Tennessee
Deadline to register by mail, in-person or online: Oct. 5
Deadline to apply for absentee: Oct. 27 (online)
Deadline for mail ballot: Nov. 3, close of polls (received by)
Early in-person voting dates: Oct. 14-29
Texas
Deadline to register by mail or in person: Oct. 5
Online voter registration: Not available
Deadline to apply for absentee: Oct. 23 (online)
Deadline for mail ballot: Nov. 3, 7pm (postmarked by)
Early in-person voting dates: Begins Oct. 13
Utah
Deadline to register online: Oct. 23
Deadline for mail registrations to be received: Oct. 23
Deadline to register in-person: Nov. 3 (any day up to and including Election Day)
Deadline to apply for absentee: None (all mail)
Deadline for mail ballot: Nov. 3 (received by)
Early in-person voting dates: Begins Oct. 20
Vermont
Deadline to register online, by mail or in-person: Nov. 3 (any day up to and including Election Day)
*State encourages online registrants to complete the process by Oct. 30
Deadline to apply for absentee: Nov. 2 (online)
Deadline for mail ballot: Nov. 3, 7pm (received by)
Early in-person voting dates: Begins Sept. 19
Virginia
Deadline to register by mail, in-person or online: Oct. 13
Deadline to apply for absentee: Oct. 23, 5pm (online)
Deadline for mail ballot: Nov. 3, 7pm (postmarked by)
Early in-person voting dates: Begins Sept. 18
Washington
Deadline to register online: Oct. 26
Deadline for mail registrations to be received: Oct. 26
Deadline to register in-person: Nov. 3 (any day up to and including Election Day)
Deadline to apply for absentee: None (all mail)
Deadline for mail ballot: Nov. 3 (postmarked by)
Early in-person voting dates: Oct. 16-Nov. 2
West Virginia
Deadline to register by mail, in-person or online: Oct. 13
Deadline to apply for absentee: Oct. 28 (online)
Deadline for mail ballot: Nov. 3 (postmarked by)
Early in-person voting dates: Oct. 21-31
Wisconsin
Deadline to register online or by mail: Oct. 14
Deadline to register in-person: Nov. 3 (any day up to and including Election Day)
Deadline to apply for absentee: Oct. 29, 5pm (online)
Deadline for mail ballot: Nov. 3, 8pm (received by)
Early in-person voting dates: Oct. 20-Nov. 1
Wyoming
Deadline to register by mail: Oct. 19
Deadline to register in-person: Nov. 3 (any day up to and including Election Day)
Online voter registration: Not available
Deadline to apply for absentee: Oct. 2 (online)
Deadline for mail ballot: Nov. 3, 7pm (received by)
Early in-person voting dates: Begins Sept. 18
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