Voting Hub
Make your voice heard
Voting is the best way to ensure your voice is heard. Use our tools to register to vote, check your voter registration, and even request an absentee ballot where available.
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Got questions? We’re here to help.
Q: Can I register to vote even though I’m not 18 yet?
A: It depends! If you will be 18 by the date of your next election, you are allowed to register to vote for that election. Some states have “pre-registration”, and permit you to register as early as 16, while others specify later ages or dates when registration is permitted. Check when you can pre-register in your state here.
Q: How do I register to vote?
A: You can register to vote in-person, by mail, or online, depending on which state you live in. To register in-person, visit your local registrar’s office and ask for an application. You can take the first steps towards registering to vote using our Voter Registration Tool. If you’d prefer to register through your state’s department of elections instead, visit this link.
Q: Do I need my voter registration card to vote?
A: No. Depending on the requirements of the state where you live, you may need a form of identification to vote, but your voter registration card is not an ID. It merely confirms that you successfully registered and tells you where your polling place is.
Q: Is my registration still active if I haven’t voted in a few elections?
A: It depends. Federal law requires that states remove inactive voters from the rolls, and many states have additional laws and practices about “purging” inactive voters from the polls. For this reason, it is always best practice to check your registration before every election to confirm that you’re still registered. You can do that here. If you want to better understand you can see how your state handles this here).
Q: Can I volunteer to be an Election Day worker at my polling place?
A: Eligibility requirements to be a poll worker vary from state. Poll workers are critical volunteers who keep our elections running smoothly. Go to this link to see if you’re eligible based on your state’s eligibility requirements, and follow its instructions to sign up.
Q: If I can’t make it to my polling place on Election Day, what are my other options?
A: This depends on the state you live in. You may have the option to early vote (voting in-person at a poll site near the address you are registered at in the weeks leading up to Election Day) or vote by mail (requesting an absentee ballot in your state, that you are responsible for filling out and mailing back to your Board of Elections prior to Election Day).
You can see early voting periods for each state here and request an absentee ballot here. Please keep in mind that your state may not allow you to vote by absentee ballot unless you are voting under certain circumstances, and that states have individual deadlines for the last date you can request an absentee ballot before an upcoming election. You can check your state’s absentee voting requirements here, and your state’s absentee ballot request deadlines here.
Q: How do I know the status of mail-in ballot?
A: You can track your absentee ballot at any stage in the process here. This will allow you to know if your absentee ballot request form has been received by your Board of Elections, if your absentee ballot is in the mail to your current address, or if you completed absentee ballot has been received by your Board of Elections.
Q: Do I need to bring a form of identification to the polls?
A: This depends on what state you live in. In some states, you can verify your identity with just your signature, in other states you may need a state or government-issued ID to vote. It is best to look up your state’s voter ID laws for your state here before election day, and to bring a driver’s license issued by the state you are registered to vote in if you have one. If an ID is required, a driver’s license issued by the state you registered to vote in will always be accepted, but certain states will accept other forms of ID. Check that list here. If you forget your ID on Election Day but your voter registration is up to date, you have the right to vote by provisional ballot. Keep in mind that if you vote by provisional ballot, you will likely be required to present the ID required by your state to vote within a few days of the election, in order for your ballot to be counted.
Q: How do I know who my elected representatives are/what congressional and state legislative districts I live in?
A: Use this tool to see your congressional and state legislative districts and representatives, and this tool for a more detailed look at your local elected officials.
Q: How do I keep up with dates for elections and who is running for office in my area?
A: We get it- it can be hard to keep up with when elections are happening and who is running. Use this tool to see if there are upcoming elections near you and who the candidates are.