2026 · General election November 3, 2026

2026 voting deadlines by state

When to register, when early voting runs and when a mail ballot must be requested and returned for the November 3, 2026 election, in every state and D.C. Every date links to the state election office it comes from; 23 of them offer same-day registration. Deadlines that have passed are struck through. Rules differ by method and by county: confirm with your state or local election office before you rely on a date.

Deadlines for the 2026 general election

TODAY · SEP 30

2026 Early Voting, Mail Ballot and Registration Deadlines by State: registration, early voting, mail-ballot and runoff dates by state, each linked to its source
STATE	REGISTER BY	EARLY IN-PERSON VOTING	REQUEST A MAIL BALLOT BY	MAIL BALLOT DUE	RUNOFF
Alabama	OCT 19	—	OCT 27	NOV 3	—
Alaska	OCT 4	OCT 19 – NOV 3	OCT 24	NOV 13	—
Arizona	OCT 5	OCT 7 – OCT 30	OCT 23	NOV 3	—
Arkansas	OCT 5	OCT 19 – NOV 2	OCT 27	NOV 3	—
California	OCT 19SAME-DAY REGISTRATION	OCT 5 – NOV 3	—	NOV 10	—
Colorado	OCT 26SAME-DAY REGISTRATION	OCT 19 – NOV 3	—	NOV 3	—
Connecticut	OCT 16SAME-DAY REGISTRATION	OCT 19 – NOV 1	NOV 2	NOV 3	—
Delaware	OCT 10	OCT 22 – NOV 1	OCT 30	NOV 3	—
District of Columbia	Online OCT 13By mail OCT 13In person OCT 25SAME-DAY REGISTRATION	OCT 26 – NOV 1	—	NOV 13	—
Florida	OCT 5	OCT 24 – OCT 31	OCT 22	NOV 3	—
Georgia	OCT 5	OCT 13 – OCT 30	OCT 23	NOV 3	DEC 1
Hawaii	By mail OCT 26In person OCT 26Online NOV 3SAME-DAY REGISTRATION	OCT 20 – NOV 3	—	NOV 3	—
Idaho	OCT 23SAME-DAY REGISTRATION	OCT 13 – OCT 30	OCT 23	NOV 3	—
Illinois	By mail OCT 6In person OCT 6Online OCT 18SAME-DAY REGISTRATION	SEP 24 (passed) – NOV 2	OCT 29	NOV 17	—
Indiana	OCT 5	OCT 6 – NOV 2	OCT 22	NOV 3	—
Iowa	OCT 19SAME-DAY REGISTRATION	OCT 14 – NOV 2	OCT 19	NOV 3	—
Kansas	OCT 13	OCT 27 – NOV 2	OCT 27	NOV 6	—
Kentucky	OCT 5	OCT 29 – OCT 31	OCT 20	NOV 3	—
Louisiana	By mail OCT 5In person OCT 5Online OCT 13	OCT 20 – OCT 27	OCT 30	NOV 2	DEC 12
Maine	OCT 13SAME-DAY REGISTRATION	OCT 5 – OCT 29	OCT 29	NOV 3	—
Maryland	OCT 13SAME-DAY REGISTRATION	OCT 22 – OCT 29	OCT 27	NOV 13	—
Massachusetts	OCT 24	OCT 17 – OCT 30	OCT 27	NOV 6	—
Michigan	OCT 19SAME-DAY REGISTRATION	SEP 24 (passed) – NOV 3	OCT 30	NOV 3	—
Minnesota	OCT 13SAME-DAY REGISTRATION	SEP 18 (passed) – NOV 2	NOV 2	NOV 3	—
Mississippi	OCT 5	—	—	NOV 10	—
Missouri	OCT 7	OCT 20 – NOV 2	OCT 21	NOV 3	—
Montana	OCT 5SAME-DAY REGISTRATION	OCT 5 – NOV 2	NOV 2	NOV 3	—
Nebraska	Online OCT 16By mail OCT 16In person OCT 23	OCT 5 – NOV 2	OCT 23	NOV 3	—
Nevada	By mail OCT 6In person OCT 6Online NOV 3SAME-DAY REGISTRATION	OCT 17 – OCT 30	—	NOV 7	—
New Hampshire	—SAME-DAY REGISTRATION	—	NOV 2	NOV 3	—
New Jersey	OCT 13	OCT 24 – NOV 1	OCT 27	NOV 9	—
New Mexico	OCT 6SAME-DAY REGISTRATION	OCT 6 – OCT 31	OCT 20	NOV 3	—
New York	OCT 24	OCT 24 – NOV 1	OCT 24	NOV 10	—
North Carolina	OCT 9SAME-DAY REGISTRATION	OCT 15 – OCT 31	OCT 20	NOV 3	—
North Dakota	—	SEP 24 (passed) – NOV 2	NOV 2	NOV 3	—
Ohio	OCT 5	OCT 6 – NOV 1	OCT 27	NOV 3	—
Oklahoma	OCT 9	OCT 28 – OCT 31	OCT 19	NOV 3	—
Oregon	OCT 13	OCT 20 – NOV 3	—	NOV 10	—
Pennsylvania	OCT 19	OCT 20 – OCT 27	OCT 27	NOV 3	—
Rhode Island	OCT 4	OCT 14 – NOV 2	OCT 13	NOV 3	—
South Carolina	In person OCT 2Online OCT 4By mail OCT 5	OCT 19 – OCT 31	OCT 23	NOV 3	—
South Dakota	OCT 19	SEP 18 (passed) – NOV 2	NOV 2	NOV 3	—
Tennessee	OCT 5	OCT 14 – OCT 29	OCT 24	NOV 3	—
Texas	OCT 5	OCT 19 – OCT 30	OCT 23	NOV 4	—
Utah	OCT 23SAME-DAY REGISTRATION	OCT 20 – OCT 30	—	NOV 3	—
Vermont	NOV 3SAME-DAY REGISTRATION	SEP 21 (passed) – NOV 2	—	NOV 3	—
Virginia	OCT 23SAME-DAY REGISTRATION	SEP 18 (passed) – OCT 31	OCT 23	NOV 6	—
Washington	OCT 26SAME-DAY REGISTRATION	OCT 16 – NOV 3	—	NOV 23	—
West Virginia	OCT 13	OCT 21 – OCT 31	OCT 28	NOV 9	—
Wisconsin	Online OCT 14By mail OCT 14In person OCT 30SAME-DAY REGISTRATION	OCT 20 – NOV 1	OCT 29	NOV 3	—
Wyoming	OCT 19SAME-DAY REGISTRATION	OCT 6 – NOV 2	NOV 2	NOV 3	—

Election Day is November 3, 2026. Each state's own wording (postmarked or received, and by which method) is on its elections page and at the source. Dates retrieved SEP 26 from each state's election office. ChamberLight is not an official government source.