Visit your state’s site to find information on how to register to vote, find your polling place, information on local elections and candidates, or request an absentee ballot. If your state is not listed below, use the USA.gov site to find your state’s voting information website.
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State and local elections are happening every year, based on their term lengths. These elections are for:
Find your election office website from USA.gov.
Find Gubernatorial elections from the National Governor's Association.
Visit USA.gov’s Voting and Elections website to find a wealth of current, helpful information if you’re planning on voting in this year’s election including:
The Voting and Elections section of USA.gov provides basic information and resources about voting and the election process in the United States.
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Student Votes Make an Impact!
College is a critical time to get engaged in democracy and civic engagement. Learn about how youth civic engagement and voting make a difference.
By law, you can register to vote in either location – NOT both! Many students feel more connected and know more about the candidates and issues in their hometowns, so they want to register and vote there. Some students want to be registered at their school location to be able to vote on candidates and issues that affect their school. The most important thing is that you DO vote.
If you are from Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan, Nevada or Tennessee, and you did not register to vote in person, you may NOT vote by absentee ballot. Your states have additional identification laws that supersede HAVA identification requirements (see below).
Note: If you have a state-funded scholarship or a privately-funded scholarship designated for a local student, be sure to check the terms of your scholarship before registering to vote in your college community. You could lose your eligibility.
Check out this voter registration decision making tool.