Voting registration 2022: Midterm election deadlines for online, mail or in-person ballots

The deadline to register to vote in this year's general election is right around the corner for some states. In others, like Colorado and New Hampshire, voters may register on the day of voting, Nov. 8.

Eligible voters can fill out and submit applications either in person, online or by mail, depending on their state. Several states have different cut-off dates for each method of registration. Deadlines listed below note which option they apply to.

Check your state and local election office's websites for more information on what time they are open and what you need in order to register.

Here are the datesto register to vote for the 2022 general elections.

October

• South Carolina – Oct. 7 (in person)
• Washington – Oct. 8 (online, mail)
• Alaska – Oct. 9 
• Rhode Island – Oct. 9 
• South Carolina – Oct. 9 (online)
• Mississippi – Oct. 10 
• Arizona – Oct. 11 
• Arkansas – Oct. 11
• Florida – Oct. 11 
• Georgia – Oct. 11 
• Illinois – Oct. 11
• Indiana – Oct. 11 
• Kentucky – Oct. 11 
• Louisiana – Oct. 11 (mail, in person)
• Montana – Oct. 11
• Nevada – Oct. 11 (mail)
• New Mexico – Oct. 11 (mail, online)
• Ohio – Oct. 11 
• South Carolina – Oct. 11 (mail)
• Tennessee – Oct. 11 
• Texas – Oct. 11 
• Missouri – Oct. 12 
• Idaho – Oct. 14 (mail, online)
• New York – Oct. 14 
• North Carolina – Oct. 14 
• Oklahoma – Oct. 14 
• Virginia – Oct. 17
• Kansas – Oct. 18 
• Louisiana – Oct. 18 (online)
• Maine – Oct. 18 (mail)
• Maryland – Oct. 18 (mail, online)
• New Jersey – Oct. 18 
• Oregon – Oct. 18 
• Washington, D.C. – Oct. 18 (mail, online)
• West Virginia – Oct. 18 
• Wisconsin – Oct. 19 (mail, online)
• Nebraska – Oct. 21 (online)
• Alabama – Oct. 24 
• California – Oct. 24 (online)
• Iowa – Oct. 24 (mail, online)
• Pennsylvania – Oct. 24 
• South Dakota – Oct. 24 
• Wyoming – Oct. 24 (mail)
• Nebraska – Oct. 28 (in person)
• Utah – Oct. 28 (mail, online)
• Massachusetts – Oct. 29 

November

• Connecticut – Nov. 1 
• Montana – Nov. 7 (late registration)
• California – Nov. 8 (in person “conditionally”)
• Colorado – Nov. 8 
• Delaware – Nov. 8 
• Hawaii – Nov. 8 
• Idaho – Nov. 8 (in person)
• Illinois – Nov. 8 (grace period registration in person at designated locations)
• Iowa – Nov. 8 (in person)
• Maine – Nov. 8 (in person)
• Maryland – Nov. 8 (in person)
• Michigan – Nov 8 
• Minnesota – Nov 8 
• Nevada – Nov. 8 (in person)
• New Hampshire – Nov. 8 
• New Mexico – Nov. 8 (in person)
• Utah – Nov. 8 (in person)
• Vermont – Nov. 8 
• Virginia – Nov. 8 (in person for provisional ballots)
• Washington – Nov. 8 (in person)
• Washington, D.C. – Nov. 8 (in person)
• Wisconsin – Nov. 8 (in person)
• Wyoming – Nov. 8 (in person)

*There is no voter registration in North Dakota. Any resident of the state with proper forms of ID can vote.